Water Jug
Object Details
- Description
- Chickens are a familiar decorative theme in household objects. This contemporary chicken-shaped botijo, or water jug is made of terra cotta with a removable stopper in the form of a chicken head.
- Description (Spanish)
- Las gallinas constituyen un tema de decoración popular en los objetos domésticos. Este botijo contemporáneo con forma de gallina está hecho de terracota y tiene un tapón desmontable que representa la cabeza del animal.
- Location
- Currently not on view
- Credit Line
- Gift of Teodoro Vidal
- ca 1980
- ID Number
- 1997.0097.0082
- catalog number
- 1997.0097.0082
- accession number
- 1997.0097
- Object Name
- ceramic jug
- Physical Description
- ceramic (overall material)
- Measurements
- overall: 26.5 cm x 16.5 cm x 26.5 cm; 10 7/16 in x 6 1/2 in x 10 7/16 in
- place made
- Puerto Rico
- See more items in
- Home and Community Life: Ethnic
- Cultures & Communities
- Vidal
- Title (Spanish)
- Botijo de Agua
- National Museum of American History
- Subject
- Daily Life
- Household Tools and Equipment
- Record ID
- nmah_600961
- Metadata Usage (text)
- CC0
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a4-28ff-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
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