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Object Number 993-24-20/27401
Display Title Ceramic polychrome miniatures
Descriptions
Object Description 29 Ceramic polychrome miniatures: 6 males ( 4 w/ pink shirts, 3 w/ blue shirts) 12 females ( 4 w/ orange skirts, 2 with purple skirts, 2 w/ magenta skirts) 3 turkeys, 1 lamb, 1 dove w/ suspension loop, 1 bird 2 male & juvenile guinea? fowl, 2 male figures w/ blue shorts watering hole scene w/ chicks and hens. all are between 1-5 cm.
Inventory Description Figurine, miniature, ceramic, polychrome, assorted people and animals
Classification
  • Figurine
Department Ethnographic
Date 1900-1993
Culture
  • Modern
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Central America / Mexico / Puebla / <County> / Puebla
Materials Ceramic
Dimensions Overall: 4.8 x 1.5 x 1.5 cm (1 7/8 x 9/16 x 9/16 in.)
Quantity 29
Label on object 993-24-20/27401
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 (August 16, 1993)
Donor Alice B. Melvin (August 16, 1993)

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