DepartmentAsia

Ewer

NameEwer

Artist Artist unrecorded

Dateca 1950

Place madeTAMIL NADU, INDIA, SOUTH ASIA, ASIA

Mediummetal

Dimensions10 11/16 x 4 1/4 in. (27.2 x 10.8 cm)

Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, Gift of Miss Hester Gassett, A.1989.47.15

Object numberA.1989.47.15

DescriptionCast brass with engraved designs; hinged lid. Pot with round belly, thin, tapering neck; straight spout sticks out straight from belly; curving handle. Onion-dome lid with knob as finial. Diamond-lattice shape design all-over pot, with large pointed medallion on each side featuring floral design. Four feet.