Majolica pitcher

NamePitcher

Artist Artist unrecorded

DateEarly 20th century

Place madeCuzco, Peru, South America

MediumCeramic, glaze

DimensionsH:25.5, Dia:15.5 cm

Credit LineIFAF Collection

Terms

Cuzco

Object numberFA.2011.41.3

DescriptionHandled pitcher, unglazed below lower shoulder. Top half is glazed with creamy off-white ground and decorated at shoulder with two rows of interlocking, swirling forms - the lower of two lines with additional loops, the upper smaller, formed of interlocking sideways S forms. The neck flares out to green-edged rim with impressed spout. The handle is attached below flare and at upper shoulder and decorated with green horizontal lines. Thin, unglazed area just below lip.