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Birds and butterflies vessel
Birds and butterflies vessel
Birds and butterflies vessel
DepartmentLatin America

Birds and butterflies vessel

NameVessel
Maker Jorge Wilmot (Mexican, 1928 - 2012)
Date1970s
Place madeTonala, Jalisco, Mexico, North America
MediumCeramic, glazes
Dimensions2 3/16 × 2 9/16 × 2 3/8 in. (5.5 × 6.5 × 6 cm)
Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, gift of Toby and Ralph Bransky, A.2016.67.10
Object numberA.2016.67.10
DescriptionSmall, square vessel with birds and butterflies on alternating sides. Brown glazes over speckled white, with initial W. under bird on one side.
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