DepartmentHispano
Baker's peel
NameBread peel
Artist
Artist not recorded
Place collectedTome, New Mexico, United States, North America
MediumPine wood
Dimensions13 3/8 × 9 7/16 × 3/4 in. (34 × 24 × 1.905 cm)
Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, Gift of the Historical Society of New Mexico, A5.1952.85
Object numberA5.1952.85
Collections
ProvenanceReceived by exchange from Eleanor's Bedell's shop, for undesirable Sanchez retablo in poor condition; sold to Bedell by Tony Garcia who got it either at Tome or near there in spring of 1952.
DescriptionLong handle with a flat, rectangle with rounded edges on the top end for carrying or flipping bread. Both sides of the paddle have metal repairs. Made of pine in one piece, shaped to very thin edge on working rim.
Artist not recorded
Late 19th--mid 20th century
Collected 1961-1962
