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Object Number
997-2-20/27597
Display Title
Ceramic green glazed cat figurine
Descriptions
Object Description
Ceramic green glazed cat figurine.
Inventory Description
Figurine, moulded cat, seated, hollow, perforated at base, green glaze,
Classification
- Figurine
Department
Ethnographic
Date
1947-1953 ca.
Culture
- Modern
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Central America
/
Mexico
/
Oaxaca
/
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/
Oaxaca
Materials
Ceramic
Dimensions
Overall: 9.1 x 4.2 x 4.5 cm (3 9/16 x 1 5/8 x 1 3/4 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
997-2-20/27597
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
(1947-1953 ca. - 4/20/95)
Donor
Alice B. Melvin
(1947-1953 ca. - 4/20/95)
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