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Object Number 993-24-20/27554
Display Title Ceramic polychrome glazed owl figurine
Descriptions
Object Description Ceramic polychrome glazed owl figurine (green , black, white, brown + blue)
Inventory Description Figurine, owl, moulded, hollow, green, black, white, red, blue glazes
Classification
  • Figurine
Department Ethnographic
Date 1950-1959
Culture
  • Modern
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Central America / Mexico / Jalisco / <County> / Tonala
Materials Ceramic
Dimensions Overall: 13.6 x 9.8 x 6.9 cm (5 3/8 x 3 7/8 x 2 11/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 993-24-20/27554; 10.00
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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