DepartmentLatin America
Platter
NamePlatter
Artist
Artist Not Recorded
Datemid-20th century
Place madeBolivia, South America
MediumMixed metals
Dimensions1 1/8 × 7 5/16 × 5 13/16 in. (2.9 × 18.5 × 14.8 cm)
Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, museum purchase, A.2013.5.12
Object numberA.2013.5.12
DescriptionSmall, double-handled platter of silver colored metals with flat bottom, short, fluted, sloping sides and a fluted rim with riveted, raised, generally C-shaped handles. The bottom of the platter is decorated with an etched flower with four short petals and four long S-shaped petals. The bottom edge is adorned with small punched half-circles, the rim with slightly larger half-circles. The handles clearly punched with zigzags.
