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Object Number 993-24-20/27583B
Display Title Miniature teapot
Descriptions
Object Description Miniature teapot with lid, glazed yellow, spout broken; one of sixteen pieces
Inventory Description Teapot, pedestal base, rounded body, straight rim, 1 loop handle, moulde
Classification
  • Container
Department Ethnographic
Date 20th century
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Central America / Mexico / Puebla
Materials Ceramic
Dimensions Overall: 1.4 x 0.9 x 1.5 cm (9/16 x 3/8 x 9/16 in.)
Quantity 2
Label on object 993-24-20/27583B
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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