A vessel with a cylindrical bottom and bulbous top. Covered in white and blue abstract decoration

Unknown Maker, Mexican

Jar
Now On View

Maker

Unknown Maker, Mexican

Culture

Mexican

Title

Jar

Year

1700s

Medium

Materials/Techniques

Techniques

Materials

earthenware, tin, underglaze blue, glaze

Dimensions

Height: 34.9 cm (13 3/4 inches)

Credit / Object Number

Credit

Gift of Mrs. Davenport West

Object Number

63.001.37

Type

Exhibition History

Trading Earth
Ceramics, Commodities, and Commerce
Apr 09, 2022 – Jul 20, 2025

Label copy

Like other commodities, ceramics traversed great distances along trade routes. While spices and silks traveled on camelback via the Silk Road, ships carried Chinese blue and white porcelains west to Europe and North America and east to Mexico and Europe. Trade spread ceramic processes, decorations, and related adaptations along the way.

Visions of the East
Jun 10, 1983 – Aug 20, 1983

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Tombstone

Unknown Maker, Mexican
Jar, 1700s
Earthenware with tin glaze, cobalt oxide, and glaze
Height: 34.9 cm (13 3/4 inches)
Gift of Mrs. Davenport West 63.001.37

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