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Object Number
2001.16.4.2
Display Title
Lid to majolica jar
Descriptions
Object Description
Ceramic lid to majolica jar; Colonial style; large chip reglued; small chip
Inventory Description
Lid, to jar 2002.16.4.1, polychrome, round knob handle
Classification
- Container
Department
Ethnographic
Date
20th century
Artist
Capelo
Culture
- Modern
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Central America
/
Mexico
/
Guanajuato
Materials
Ceramic
Dimensions
Overall: 6.4 x 13.1 x 13.1 cm (2 1/2 x 5 3/16 x 5 3/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
2001.16.4.2; Melvin 2.2
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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