Majolica cooking pot

NameCooking Pot

Artist Artist unrecorded

DateEarly 20th century

Place madeChordeleg, Azuay, Ecuador, South America

MediumCeramic, glaze

DimensionsH:27.5, Dia:23 cm

Credit LineIFAF Collection

Object numberFA.2011.41.4

DescriptionA nearly globular ceramic vessel with three decorative applied strap handles from the slightly flaring neck to the shoulder on each side. A thick length of leather is tied between the top "handles." Above the slightly defined shoulder, the vessel is glazed in a dark creamy yellow with green flowers flanking a crosshatched semi-circle upon which a bird sits. Below the shoulder, the warm light brown body is unglazed.