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Object Number 993-24-20/27481
Display Title Ceramic brown glazed horse bank with enclosed coins
Descriptions
Object Description Ceramic brown glazed horse bank with enclosed coins. from one of the workshops in barrio de la luz.
Inventory Description Figurine, bank, hollow, moulded and incised horse, red/brown glaze
Classification
  • Figurine
Department Ethnographic
Date 1900-1993
Culture
  • Modern
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Central America / Mexico / Puebla
Additional Geographic Terms Puebla: Barrio de la Luz
Materials Ceramic
Dimensions Overall: 16.5 x 16.5 x 7.5 cm (6 1/2 x 6 1/2 x 2 15/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 993-24-20/27481
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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