Tlaquepaque Bowl

Tlaquepaque Bowl

Tlaquepaque Bowl

Name/Title

Tlaquepaque Bowl

Description

Spherical orange Tlaquepaque bowl with two scenes- one depicting a serape-wrapped person with a tall sombrero and a loaded donkey walking towards a multicolored two room house, on a field speckled with color. On one side of the figure is a nopal cactus; between the donkey and the house is a tall tree with large spots of blue, orange and yellow in it and on the other side of the house is a tall dark green tree. The other scene depicts a sombrero wearing man harvesting maguey, with two bowls behind him and a barren tree in the background.

Made/Created

Date made

circa 1925

Place

City

Tlaquepaque

Country

Mexico

Continent

North America

Inscription/Signature/Marks

"Made in Mexico" stamped into the clay on the base

Dimensions

Height

5-1/4 in

Diameter

6-1/2 in

Dimension Notes

The diameter at the mouth is approximately 3 5/8".

Material

Ceramic - Fired Clay