Mold

Museum number:
3-22810
Permalink:
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Accession number:
Acc.1782
Description:
mold "molde", mushroom type, ceramic, earthen ware, hollow bowl with stem in center as handle, resembling inverted mushroom; negative floral and geometric design and "Josefita" "No me olvides" "Reuerdo de Cuernavaca" on exterior of mold (Don't forget me) and (Souvenir of Cuernavaca). used in making molcajete grinding bowl. see 3-22811.
Donor:
George M. Foster
Collection place:
Barrio San Antón, Cuernavaca, Morelos
Collector:
George M. Foster
Collection date:
July 10, 1963
Object type:
ethnography
Function:
1.6 Manufacturing, Constructing, Craft, and Professional Pursuits
Accession date:
1963
Department:
Mexico, Central America, and Caribbean area
Loans:
S1966-1967 #2: Upward Bound/Lawrence Crouchett (July 14, 1966–July 14, 1966)
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Mold, accession number 3-22810, described as mold "molde", mushroom type, ceramic, earthen ware, hollow bowl with stem in center as handle, resembling inverted mushroom; negative floral and geometric design and "Josefita" "No me olvides" "Reuerdo de Cuernavaca" on exterior of mold (Don't forget me) and (Souvenir of Cuernavaca). used in making molcajete grinding bowl. see 3-22811.

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