Symbolism, Setting, and Objects from The Hare with Amber Eyes: A Family's Century of Art and Loss

Object Descriptions

This section provides a short description of all the major objects in the book. This can be printed out as a study guide for students, used as a "key" for leading a class discussion, or you can jump to the quiz/homework section to find worksheets that incorporate these descriptions into a variety of question formats.

Objects

Netsuke - The author traced the history of this collection to different family members and to different locations.

Vitrine - This had shelves lined in green velvet and was enclosed in glass in order to showcase the small figures.

Hotel Ephrussi - Charles Ephrussi lived here in the exclusive West End of Paris.

Palais Ephrussi - Viktor Ephrussi and his family lived in this huge and opulent mansion.

Odessa - Viktor and Charles Ephrussi were both born in this city.

Vienna - Viktor and Emmy Ephrussi rlived all their married life there until...
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