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Start Over Object class Fruit Donor Zelia Nuttall Materials Paint (coating)
Hearst Museum object titled Gourd bowl (jícara), accession number 3-544, described as Jicara, gourd bowl, from half of tree-calabash ("Crescentia"), lacquered black outside, red inside, with thickened band of red lacquer 2.7 cm wide around rim outside. Brush-painted decoration of plant, animal and geometric motifs in concentric bands: some bands of gold-leaf inside, silver (tarnished) outside; Mexican eagle/serpent emblem in bottom. "Clemencia" on rim. Cracked. Some flaking lacquer. Diam. 18 cm, H 9 cm.

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