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Ceramic jar, large, blue and orange on white, polished, flat base, flared rim
Ceramic jar, large, blue and orange on white, polished, flat base, flared rim
Object Number 993-24-20/27584
Display Title Ceramic jar, large, blue and orange on white, polished, flat base, flared rim
Descriptions
Object Description Large polychrome ceramic majolica vase. blue + brown on cream, glazed. base chipped. circumference 103 cm.
Inventory Description Jar, large, ovate, blue, orange on white floral design, glazed,flat base
Classification
  • Jar
Department Ethnographic
Date 1989 ca.
Culture
  • Modern
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Central America / Mexico / Guanajuato / <County> / Guanajuato
Materials Ceramic
Dimensions Overall: 46 x 36 cm (18 1/8 x 14 3/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 993-24-20/27584
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
Dealer The Pear Tree (1989)
Collector Alice B. Melvin (1989 - August 16, 1993)
Donor Alice B. Melvin (1989 - August 16, 1993)

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