Green on white jar

NameJar

Artist Artist Not Recorded

Dateearly 20th century

Place madeChordeleg, Azuay, Ecuador, South America

MediumCeramic, glaze (majolica)

Dimensions11 × 12 × 11 in. (27.9401 × 30.4801 × 27.9401 cm)

Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, gift of Gay Sinclair, Collection of Bob Sinclair, A.2012.86.7

Object numberA.2012.86.7

Collections

Latin America

DescriptionBulbous jar with wide mouth has an opposed pair of three applied decorative handles with green horizontal tripes attached from edge of short (1") neck to waist of vessel. Top half of vessel has a light yellow, slightly shiny glaze with matte green floral and leaf forms overall. The bottom, unglazed half of peach colored ceramic. The green fronds and flowers are darker and shinier on one side than the other.The neck is decorated with swags.