Figurine set

Museum number:
3-28770a-f
Permalink:
ark:/21549/hm210328770a@2df
Accession number:
Acc.3707
Description:
Figurines. Clay, zoomorphic forms, painted, glazed. (a) sitting frog, H 3 cm x L 4 cm; (b) owl, H 4.5 cm x L 3.5 cm; (c) flat frog, L 6.5 cm x W 5.1 cm; (d) flat turtle, L 6.4 cm x W 4.5 cm; (e) turtle, H 3.5 cm x L 6.4 cm; (f) snail, H 4 cm x L 5.8 cm.
Donor:
Edgar C. Altermatt, Katharine D. Jenkins, and Mrs. Edgar C. Altermatt
Collection place:
Tonala, Jalisco state, Mexico
Collector:
Katharine D. Jenkins
Collection date:
1966
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Figurines
Function:
5.7 Objects made for sale, souvenirs, models, and reproductions
Accession date:
February 24, 1982
Department:
Mexico, Central America, and Caribbean area
Comment:
b, c, e, f-only; H-6-2
Images:
Hearst Museum object 1 of 3 titled Figurine set, accession number 3-28770a-f, described as Figurines. Clay, zoomorphic forms, painted, glazed. (a) sitting frog, H 3 cm x L 4 cm; (b) owl, H 4.5 cm x L 3.5 cm; (c) flat frog, L 6.5 cm x W 5.1 cm; (d) flat turtle, L 6.4 cm x W 4.5 cm; (e) turtle, H 3.5 cm x L 6.4 cm; (f) snail, H 4 cm x L 5.8 cm.Hearst Museum object 2 of 3 titled Figurine set, accession number 3-28770a-f, described as Figurines. Clay, zoomorphic forms, painted, glazed. (a) sitting frog, H 3 cm x L 4 cm; (b) owl, H 4.5 cm x L 3.5 cm; (c) flat frog, L 6.5 cm x W 5.1 cm; (d) flat turtle, L 6.4 cm x W 4.5 cm; (e) turtle, H 3.5 cm x L 6.4 cm; (f) snail, H 4 cm x L 5.8 cm.Hearst Museum object 3 of 3 titled Figurine set, accession number 3-28770a-f, described as Figurines. Clay, zoomorphic forms, painted, glazed. (a) sitting frog, H 3 cm x L 4 cm; (b) owl, H 4.5 cm x L 3.5 cm; (c) flat frog, L 6.5 cm x W 5.1 cm; (d) flat turtle, L 6.4 cm x W 4.5 cm; (e) turtle, H 3.5 cm x L 6.4 cm; (f) snail, H 4 cm x L 5.8 cm.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Figurine set, accession number 3-28770a-f, described as Figurines. Clay, zoomorphic forms, painted, glazed. (a) sitting frog, H 3 cm x L 4 cm; (b) owl, H 4.5 cm x L 3.5 cm; (c) flat frog, L 6.5 cm x W 5.1 cm; (d) flat turtle, L 6.4 cm x W 4.5 cm; (e) turtle, H 3.5 cm x L 6.4 cm; (f) snail, H 4 cm x L 5.8 cm.

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