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Object Number 993-24-20/27412
Display Title Terra cotta wreath with mirror
Descriptions
Object Description Terra cotta wreath with mirror and floral, bird and leaf forms attached by metal wire.
Inventory Description Ceramic and glass mirror, moulded, circular, incised and applique leaf, flower a
Classification
  • Art 3-D
Department Ethnographic
Date 1900-1993
Culture
  • Modern
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Central America / Mexico / Mexico / Toluca / Metepec
Dimensions Overall: 38.7 x 41.2 cm (15 1/4 x 16 1/4 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 993-24-20/27412
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
Dealer La Galleria
Collector Alice B. Melvin (August 16, 1993)
Donor Alice B. Melvin (August 16, 1993)

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