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Object Number 993-24-20/27420A
Display Title Demitasse set cups, six
Descriptions
Object Description Ceramic polychrome glazed demitasse set. a: 6 cups ( 1 broken)
Inventory Description Cups, ring base, rounded body, straight rim, 1 strap handle, miscellaneo
Classification
  • Cup
Department Ethnographic
Date 1985
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Central America / Mexico / Jalisco / <County> / Tlaquepaque
Materials Ceramic
Dimensions Overall: 4.7 x 9.9 x 7.6 cm (1 7/8 x 3 7/8 x 3 in.)
Quantity 13
Label on object 993-24-20/27420a
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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