Mermaid figurine

Museum number:
3-15743
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Accession number:
Acc.1241
Description:
Pottery mermaid, playing lute, painted in bright colors, 12in long.
Donor:
George M. Foster
Collection place:
Metepec, State of Mexico, Mexico
Verbatim coll. place:
Mexico State; Metepec
Collector:
George M. Foster and Mary LeCron Foster
Collection date:
Summer 1958
Materials:
Ceramic (material)
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Figurines and Pottery
Function:
5.7 Objects made for sale, souvenirs, models, and reproductions
Accession date:
1958
Department:
Mexico, Central America, and Caribbean area
Loans:
S1964-1965 #109: Department of Anthropology (UC Berkeley) (June 25, 1965–unknown), S1968-1969 #13: Department of Anthropology (UC Berkeley) (July 17, 1959–August 3, 1979), S1981-1982 #19: SFO Museum (October 21, 1981–January 15, 1982), and S1986-1987 #30: SFO Museum (April 21, 1987–June 11, 1987)
Images:
Hearst Museum object 1 of 2 titled Mermaid figurine, accession number 3-15743, described as Pottery mermaid, playing lute, painted in bright colors, 12in long.Hearst Museum object 2 of 2 titled Mermaid figurine, accession number 3-15743, described as Pottery mermaid, playing lute, painted in bright colors, 12in long.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Mermaid figurine, accession number 3-15743, described as Pottery mermaid, playing lute, painted in bright colors, 12in long.

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