Model sombrero

Museum number:
3-27945
Permalink:
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Accession number:
Acc.3488
Description:
Hat (sombrero), sterling silver, "VIVA MEXICO," snake w/eagle in mouth, on crown; large repousse flowers encircling rim; rim diam. 41.5 cm
Donor:
Francisco Mujica
Collection place:
Mexico
Verbatim coll. place:
Mexico; Unspecified [D.F.?]
Collector:
Francisco Mujica
Collection date:
unknown
Materials:
Silver (metal)
Object type:
ethnography
Function:
5.7 Objects made for sale, souvenirs, models, and reproductions
Context of use:
Novelty. Marked "Sterling Hecho En Mexico 925" and illegible initials (prob. "LJ")
Department:
Mexico, Central America, and Caribbean area
Dimensions:
diameter 41.5 centimeters
Comment:
H-19-1
Loans:
S1991-1992 #21: SFO Museum (February 1992–February 1, 1993)
Images:
Hearst Museum object 1 of 3 titled Model sombrero, accession number 3-27945, described as Hat (sombrero), sterling silver, "VIVA MEXICO," snake w/eagle in mouth, on crown; large repousse flowers encircling rim; rim diam. 41.5 cmHearst Museum object 2 of 3 titled Model sombrero, accession number 3-27945, described as Hat (sombrero), sterling silver, "VIVA MEXICO," snake w/eagle in mouth, on crown; large repousse flowers encircling rim; rim diam. 41.5 cmHearst Museum object 3 of 3 titled Model sombrero, accession number 3-27945, described as Hat (sombrero), sterling silver, "VIVA MEXICO," snake w/eagle in mouth, on crown; large repousse flowers encircling rim; rim diam. 41.5 cm
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Model sombrero, accession number 3-27945, described as Hat (sombrero), sterling silver, "VIVA MEXICO," snake w/eagle in mouth, on crown; large repousse flowers encircling rim; rim diam. 41.5 cm

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