Toy

Museum number:
3-30710a,b
Permalink:
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Alternate number:
JP-9 a,b (previous number (collector's original number))
Accession number:
Acc.4777
Description:
TOY: Ceramic acrobat. Stand (a) constructed of a round base (purple) to which is affixed a post (orange) with a flanged top that is depressed in the center. Ceramic acrobat is painted pink w/ teal shorts and shoes. Protruding from each shoulder is a wire to which is affixed a ceramic ball (2.2cm). The acrobat has a wire protruding from his mouth, on which he balances via the depression at the top of the post.
Donor:
John Paul
Collection place:
Mexico
Culture or time period:
Mexican
Collector:
John Paul
Materials:
Ceramic (material)
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Toys (recreational artifacts)
Function:
5.7 Objects made for sale, souvenirs, models, and reproductions
Accession date:
February 24, 2011
Department:
Mexico, Central America, and Caribbean area
Dimensions:
whole— width 7.5 centimeters and whole— height 15.5 centimeters
Images:
Hearst Museum object 1 of 2 titled Toy, accession number 3-30710a,b, described as TOY: Ceramic acrobat. Stand (a) constructed of a round base (purple) to which is affixed a post (orange) with a flanged top that is depressed in the center. Ceramic acrobat is painted pink w/ teal shorts and shoes. Protruding from each shoulder is a wire to which is affixed a ceramic ball (2.2cm). The acrobat has a wire protruding from his mouth, on which he balances via the depression at the top of the post.Hearst Museum object 2 of 2 titled Toy, accession number 3-30710a,b, described as TOY: Ceramic acrobat. Stand (a) constructed of a round base (purple) to which is affixed a post (orange) with a flanged top that is depressed in the center. Ceramic acrobat is painted pink w/ teal shorts and shoes. Protruding from each shoulder is a wire to which is affixed a ceramic ball (2.2cm). The acrobat has a wire protruding from his mouth, on which he balances via the depression at the top of the post.

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