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Object Number 997-2-20/27595
Display Title Ceramic burnished cat figurine
Descriptions
Object Description Ceramic cat figurine signed "MEXICO/JJP"
Inventory Description Figurine, moulded cat, hollow, perforated at base, pink, orange, black,
Classification
  • Figurine
Department Ethnographic
Date 1960-1969 ca.
Culture
  • Modern
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Central America / Mexico / Jalisco / <County> / Tonala
Materials Ceramic
Dimensions Overall: 6.2 x 8.6 x 5 cm (2 7/16 x 3 3/8 x 1 15/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 997-2-20/27595; Mexico / JJP; A $12.00
Credit Line Gift of Alice B. Melvin, in celebration of donor's father and mother, Professor A. Gordon Melvin and Lorna Strong Melvin, donor's sister, Mary Melvin Petronella, family friend, Luis Hererra Garcia, friend, Richard Paul Baydin, and donor's cats, Miss Amiga, Sir Minky, and Pyewacket
Provenance
Collector Alice B. Melvin (1960-1969 - 4/20/95)
Donor Alice B. Melvin (1960-1969 - 4/20/95)

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