DepartmentLatin America

Jar

NameJar

CultureMexican

DateMid-18th century

Place madePuebla, Mexico, North America

MediumEarthenware with tin glaze and cobalt blue in-glaze decoration

Dimensions9 7/16 × 10 1/4 × 10 1/4 in. (24 × 26 × 26 cm)

Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, gift of the Houghton Sawyer Collection, A.1969.45.16

Object numberA.1969.45.16

Collections

Mayolica

DescriptionFlattened globular shape with nearly equal neck and base is an excellent example of Puebla solution of proportions. Blue painted shield or trefoil containing three crowns and an Arabic, eight pointed star follows the form handsomely. Hooked scrolls w/ dotted edges present within and without the shield.