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Wheel-thrown bird cup
Wheel-thrown bird cup
Wheel-thrown bird cup
DepartmentLatin America

Wheel-thrown bird cup

NameCup
Maker Jorge Wilmot (Mexican, 1928 - 2012)
Date1970s
Place madeTonala, Jalisco, Mexico, North America
MediumCeramic, glazes
Dimensions3 1/8 × 3 3/4 × 3 3/4 in. (8 × 9.5 × 9.5 cm)
Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, gift of Toby and Ralph Bransky, A.2016.67.8
Object numberA.2016.67.8
DescriptionCup with bird on one side, one small abstracted sprig of foliage on the other. Decoration in browns and green over speckled white glaze.
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