Octagonal Tlaquepaque Plate

Octagonal Tlaquepaque Plate

Octagonal Tlaquepaque Plate

Name/Title

Octagonal Tlaquepaque Plate

Description

Excellent octagonal plate decorated with a green rim followed by a band of blue, green and white speckles, with the primary design being a donkey walking with a loaded pack across a field of flowers, with trees, a house, and cactuses in the background, on a field of deep blue.

Use

Made for the tourist trade

Made/Created

Artist

Josefina Arias

Date made

circa 1940

Place

City

Tlaquepaque

Country

Mexico

Continent

North America

Inscription/Signature/Marks

Stamped "Arias Made in Mexico" on the back

Material

Ceramic - Fired Clay