Platter

NamePlatter

Artist Artist Not Recorded

Datemid-20th century

Place madeBolivia, South America

MediumMixed metals

Dimensions1 3/4 × 16 7/16 × 12 1/16 in. (4.5 × 41.7 × 30.6 cm)

Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, museum purchase, A.2013.5.3

Object numberA.2013.5.3

DescriptionDouble-handled deep dish (pie pan) shaped platter with a slightly rounded bottom, sloping sides and wide flat rim. The handles are attached with hinges which are riveted to the rim. They are generally oval in form, ornamented with faces surrounded by wide collars at the outer edge. The wide rim is decorated with repeated swags, a small dot between each, and tiny semicircles within the swags, small oval stamps at the edge, just within the swags.