A dark green jug with sculpted decorations, symmetrical decorative handles, and a foot.
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Unknown Maker, Mexican

Botijo (Water Jug)
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Maker

Unknown Maker, Mexican

Culture

Mexican

Title

Botijo (Water Jug)
Radeke Pottery

Year

1800s

Medium

Materials/Techniques

Techniques

Geography

Place Made: Guadalajara

Credit / Object Number

Credit

Gift of Mrs. Gustav Radeke

Object Number

RadekeN-1_117a

Type

Exhibition History

Trading Earth
Ceramics, Commodities, and Commerce
Apr 09, 2022 – Aug 03, 2025

Label copy

Ceramic vessels used for storing and serving were not only made to be functional, but also often designed to be attractive. Intricately decorated Moroccan jobbanas were traditionally used to store a type of soft cheese, but the form is now used to serve harira, a type of soup. The Italian albarello stored medicine, while the Mexican botijo used evaporation to keep water cool.

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Tombstone

Unknown Maker, Mexican
Botijo (Water Jug); Radeke Pottery, 1800s
Earthenware with glaze
Gift of Mrs. Gustav Radeke RadekeN-1_117a

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