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Majolica plate: tin-glazed earthenware with concentric bands of blue and purple
Majolica plate: tin-glazed earthenware with concentric bands of blue and purple
Object Number 969-28-20/23694
Display Title Majolica plate: tin-glazed earthenware with concentric bands of blue and purple
Descriptions
Object Description Majolica plate: tin-glazed earthenware with concentric bands of blue and purple and an omphalos base. manganese glaze (purple). diameter: 26.5 cm.; early 17th c.
Inventory Description Ceramic dish, umbo base, blue, purple on cream glaze floral, rings, perf w/ rope
Classification
  • Dish
Department Ethnographic
Date 1600-1650
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Central America / Mexico
Materials Ceramic, Fiber
Dimensions Overall: 3.6 x 26.6 cm (1 7/16 x 10 1/2 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 969-28-20/23694
Provenance
Collector Aimee Lawrence Rotch (1889)
Donor Miss Aimee Lamb (1969)
Donor Miss Rosamund Lamb (1969)

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