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Object Number 2001.16.4.1
Display Title Ceramic jar, majolica
Descriptions
Object Description Ceramic jar, majolica; Colonial style
Inventory Description Jar, polychrome, floral design, glazed, straight rim, flat base
Classification
  • Jar
Department Ethnographic
Date 20th century
Artist Capelo
Culture
  • Modern
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Central America / Mexico / Guanajuato
Materials Ceramic
Dimensions Overall: 23.5 x 21 x 17.7 cm (9 1/4 x 8 1/4 x 6 15/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 2001.16.4.1; Melvin 2.1
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 (1987 - 8/13/01)
Donor Alice B. Melvin (1987 - 8/13/01)

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