DepartmentLatin America

Jar

NameJar

Artist Artist Not Recorded

Date2nd half of 17th century

Place madePuebla, Mexico, North America

MediumEarthenware, tin glaze, cobalt in-glaze

Dimensions11 × 10 13/16 × 10 13/16 in. (28 × 27.5 × 27.5 cm)

Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, gift of the Houghton Sawyer Collection, A.1969.45.8

Object numberA.1969.45.8

Collections

Mayolica

DescriptionUnusual tibor shape, bulges at equator almost like an orza. Decorated in three bands, the central band is most-prominent with dense construction of petals and dots in impasto blue connected by tendrils concealing some bird figures. The upper band is a light blue line, lower band is an encircling motif of ovoid hooked scrolls. On one side of shoulder, opposite rectangular label panel, are faint traces of pigment in white, red, and black.