Petatillo casserole dish and lid

NameVessel and vessel lid

Maker José Bernabe Campechano

Datec. 1970

Place madeTonala, Jalisco, Mexico, North America

MediumCeramic, pigments, enamel, glaze

Dimensions6 5/16 × 12 × 10 1/4 in. (16 × 30.5 × 26 cm)

Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, gift of Toby and Ralph Bransky, A.2016.67.2ab

Object numberA.2016.67.2ab

Collections

Latin America

DescriptionCasserole dish (a) with two lug handles, decorated with fine crosshatching (petatillo) and abstract flowers and birds. Lid with knob handle has similar decoration encircled by small geometric forms. Terra cotta with green, black and white pigments.