Cup

Museum number:
3-25316
Permalink:
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Accession number:
Acc.4382
Description:
Tumbler, painted earthenware; encircling major band is floral designs in grey, black and earth tones; "Tijuana-Mexico" painted in black below rim; height 10.2 cm. Context of use: Traditionally would be used for water and would be inverted over neck of water bottle when not in use. This example sold in Tijuana.
Donor:
Barbara E. Busch
Collection place:
Tonala, Jalisco state, Mexico
Collector:
Barbara E. Busch
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Cups (drinking vessels) and Earthenware
Accession date:
November 30, 1988
Department:
Mexico, Central America, and Caribbean area
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Cup, accession number 3-25316, described as Tumbler, painted earthenware; encircling major band is floral designs in grey, black and earth tones; "Tijuana-Mexico" painted in black below rim; height 10.2 cm. Context of use: Traditionally would be used for water and would be inverted over neck of water bottle when not in use. This example sold in Tijuana.

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