Cooking dish with lid

Museum number:
3-26785
Permalink:
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Accession number:
Acc.4286
Description:
Casserole with cover, glazed and painted earthenware; motif of rabbits, etc; oval; a) casserole: brown gourd, rabbits, foliage, a house and a donkey painted in multiple colors around outside; "MEXICO" in relief on underside; handles at each end; length ca. 36 cm.; b) cover, brown ground, rabbit and foliage motif; handle; broken and repaired; length 31.5 cm. Lead glaze. Context of use: Casserole, probably made for export.
Donor:
Barbara E. Busch
Collection place:
Mexico
Collector:
Barbara E. Busch
Materials:
Clay and Lead glaze
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Earthenware
Department:
Mexico, Central America, and Caribbean area
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Cooking dish with lid, accession number 3-26785, described as Casserole with cover, glazed and painted earthenware; motif of rabbits, etc; oval; a) casserole: brown gourd, rabbits, foliage, a house and a donkey painted in multiple colors around outside; "MEXICO" in relief on underside; handles at each end; length ca. 36 cm.; b) cover, brown ground, rabbit and foliage motif; handle; broken and repaired; length 31.5 cm. Lead glaze. Context of use: Casserole, probably made for export.

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