Platter

Museum number:
3-28356
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Accession number:
Acc.3484
Description:
Platter; oval low-fired pottery platter w/ brown ground and creme and green designs; central design is greyhound-like dog w/ thich tail seated in front of a plant; birds flying overhead; curvilinear and circle border designs; 1. 31, 2. 25.8 cm. Provenience (incl. craftsman): Mexico, Michoacan attr., prob. Patamban. Materials/techniques: Lead-glazed earthenware w/ designs in slip. Context of Use (Incl. role in trade): "MADE IN MEXICO" impressed in clay body on back.
Donor:
Lesley Byrd Simpson
Collection place:
Patambam, Michoacán, Mexico
Collector:
Lesley Byrd Simpson and Marian Lorraine Hahn Simpson
Collection date:
1949-1979
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Earthenware
Department:
Mexico, Central America, and Caribbean area
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Platter, accession number 3-28356, described as Platter; oval low-fired pottery platter w/ brown ground and creme and green designs; central design is greyhound-like dog w/ thich tail seated in front of a plant; birds flying overhead; curvilinear and circle border designs; 1. 31, 2. 25.8 cm. Provenience (incl. craftsman): Mexico, Michoacan attr., prob. Patamban. Materials/techniques: Lead-glazed earthenware w/ designs in slip. Context of Use (Incl. role in trade): "MADE IN MEXICO" impressed in clay body on back.

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