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Maker(s):Unknown
Culture:Mexican
Title:Tray (Batea)
Date Made:early to mid-19th century
Type:Household Accessory
Materials:lacquered wood
Place Made:North America; Mexico; Michoacán; Uruápan
Measurements:Overall: 2 1/8 in x 22 3/8 in x 17 1/2 in x 56.515 cm; 5.4 cm x 56.8 cm x 44.4 cm x 22 1/4 in
Accession Number:  AC 1955.574
Credit Line:Gift of the children of Dwight W. Morrow (Class of 1895) and Elizabeth C. Morrow
Museum Collection:  Mead Art Museum at Amherst College
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Description:
Oval shaped tray with inlay technique. Interior center has a black background with a small green and orange vase incised with Mexican national emblem (eagle, serpent, and nepal cactus) and filled with large yellow and rose blossoms and smaller blue, rose, and yellow ones. Butterflies in background relate to migration of monarchs to Pátzcuaro region. Sides have a green background with small rose and white flowers and green vines. Brownish-red lacquer on rim and bottom

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