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The vase has a circular open mouth with a flat edge on a sloping neck. It has rounded broad shoulders that taper to a narrow circular flat base. It is hand-decorated with a polychrome floral design, striped banding, dot, and zig zag pattern at the foot. It has a reddish-buff colored body with underglaze.
vases
earthenware
glazing (coating)
lead (metal)
tin glaze
tin (metal)
floral patterns
geometric patterns
Earthenware
Tin Glazed
Floral
Geometric
VASE
Impressed in the bottom is: Made in Mexico.
Original to Spencer-Peirce-Little Farm (Newbury, Mass.),
Unknown
Mexico
11.5 (H) (inches)
Bequest of Amelia W. Little
1986.581
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