Tea cup

Tea cup

Tea cup; red clay; coiled; oxidized, slipped; burnished slip painted; shape is globular body with verticle neck. Colors are earth red, dark red, and beige. Design is four evenly spaced cream colored flowers. The flowers have 4 pedals and a curled stem. On bottom is a small triangular piece chipped off. Rim finish is rounded. The signature on bottom is not the maker's.
  • Object: Tea cup
  • Artist: Unknown
  • Circa: 1950's
  • Dimensions: 3 1\16 height 3 1/2 body + 2 1/4 top diameter
  • Culture Area: Mesoamerica / Mexico
  • Cultural Group: Tarahumara
  • Cultural Context: -
  • Donor: Ben Benson
  • Catalog #: 97.344