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Object Number 993-24-20/27583P
Display Title Miniature cup
Descriptions
Object Description Tiny cup, glazed yellow; one of sixteen pieces
Inventory Description Cup, pedestal base, rounded body, straight rim, yellow glaze
Classification
  • Cup
Department Ethnographic
Date 20th century
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Central America / Mexico / Puebla
Materials Ceramic
Dimensions Overall: 0.5 x 0.5 x 0.5 cm (3/16 x 3/16 x 3/16 in.)
Quantity 1
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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