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Object Number
993-24-20/27575.21
Display Title
Rustico ware polychrome luncheon set with owl ,bird +plant motif
Descriptions
Object Description
Rustico ware polychrome luncheon set with owl ,bird +plant motif. ( 6 handled cups, 6 saucers, 6 dessert plates, g luncheon plates) most pieces signed "mex c. o."
saucer: diameter: 14.7 cm, dessert plate: diameter: 20.7 cm, luncheon plate: diameter: 25.5 cm, cup: diameter: 10 cm. height 6.5 cm.
Inventory Description
Ceramic cup, flat base, slightly flaring sides, straight rim, 1 strap handle, bl
Classification
- Food processing
Department
Ethnographic
Date
1900-1993
Culture
- Modern
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Central America
/
Mexico
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Jalisco
/
<County>
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Tonala
Materials
Ceramic
Dimensions
Overall: 6.7 x 12.1 x 9.7 cm (2 5/8 x 4 3/4 x 3 13/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
993-24-20/27575.21; MEX / C.D.
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
Donor
Alice B. Melvin
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