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Object Number
990-6-30/11538
Display Title
Red pottery bowl with greenish-brown glaze on inside
Descriptions
Object Description
Red pottery bowl with greenish-brown glaze on inside. brown scalloped design around inside rim and a * (star) motif center of inside. inscription on bottom: "la paz ( march 2 ?) 1897 or 1. according to donor this was collected in peru.
Inventory Description
Bowl, ceramic, buff exterior, brown interior glazed w/ dk. brown deco, pedestal
Classification
- Bowl
Department
Ethnographic
Date
1890-1899
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
South America
/
Bolivia
/
La Paz Department
/
Pedro Domingo Murillo
/
La Paz
Materials
Ceramic, Glaze
Dimensions
Overall: 5.4 x 16.5 x 16.4 cm (2 1/8 x 6 1/2 x 6 7/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
990-6-30/11538 & La Paz\ ???\1897
Provenance
Collector
Eliza Thurston Butts
(ca. 1890)
Donor
Ellen Frothingham Dunnell
(June 12. 1990)
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