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Portable fireplace, "chimenea," with deer in relief
Portable fireplace, "chimenea," with deer in relief
Object Number 2002.6.1
Display Title Portable fireplace, "chimenea," with deer in relief
Descriptions
Indigenous Term Chimenea
Object Description Portable fireplace, "chimenea," with applied deer head and front legs; unglazed clay; stamped "Mexico" on the bottom
Inventory Description Chimenea, terracotta, bi-lobed, cylindrical neck, molded stag, punct des, trapez
Classification
  • Furniture
Department Ethnographic
Date 20th century
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Central America / Mexico / Hidalgo / Acatlan
Central America / Mexico / Oaxaca?
Central America / Mexico / Puebla?
Materials Terra cotta
Dimensions Overall: 64.8 x 30 x 33 cm (25 1/2 x 11 13/16 x 13 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object Mexico; 2002.6.1
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 (1983 - 2/16/02)
Donor Alice B. Melvin (1983 - 2/16/02)

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