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Object Number
993-24-20/27528
Display Title
Ceramic bird coin bank burnished
Descriptions
Object Description
Ceramic bird coin bank burnished.
Inventory Description
Figurine, moulded, incised bird, slit perforation at top, red slip, poli
Classification
- Figurine
Department
Ethnographic
Date
1900-1993
Culture
- Modern
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Central America
/
Mexico
/
Guanajuato
/
<County>
/
San Miguel de Allende
Materials
Ceramic
Dimensions
Overall: 11.3 x 16.2 x 9.4 cm (4 7/16 x 6 3/8 x 3 11/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
993-24-20/27528
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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