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Maker(s):Unknown
Culture:Mexican
Title:Tray (Batea)
Date Made:mid 19th century
Type:Household Accessory
Materials:lacquered wood
Place Made:North America; Mexico; Michoácan; Quiroga
Measurements:whole: 29 x 23 x 3 in.; 73.66 x 58.42 x 7.62 cm
Accession Number:  AC 1955.577
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 shape with polychrome inlay designs on black background. Upper panel of interior depicts a banquet table with bottles and fruit. A woman in a yellow dress is seated at one end, playing a guitar, a large yellow dog at her side. At other end of table, a young man offers food to another dog. Border with floral design in yellow, rose and green. Red laquered rim and bottom. Illustrated in "Casa Manana."

Subjects:
Guitar

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