Coin bank

Museum number:
3-14733
Permalink:
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Accession number:
Acc.1139
Description:
Piggy bank, in shape of gourd; figure of Virgin at top, with handle connecting figure and top of bank; ceramic, bisque fired, wide colored bands handpainted on body; specks of white clay spattered over paint; height 14.7 cm, diameter 10.4 cm.
Donor:
Isabel T. Kelly
Collection place:
Querétaro City, Queretaro, Mexico
Collector:
Isabel T. Kelly
Collection date:
1945
Materials:
Ceramic (material)
Person depicted:
Mary (mother of Jesus)
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Coins (money)
Function:
7.5 Issued Currency and Associated Containers
Accession date:
1954
Department:
Mexico, Central America, and Caribbean area
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Coin bank, accession number 3-14733, described as Piggy bank, in shape of gourd; figure of Virgin at top, with handle connecting figure and top of bank; ceramic, bisque fired, wide colored bands handpainted on body; specks of white clay spattered over paint; height 14.7 cm, diameter 10.4 cm.

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