Cup
Item number 3111/1 from the MOA: University of British Columbia.
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Description
Very small polychrome cup with long tubular body and rounded base and rim. Body has three humming birds in profile with three curved bands in their tail and long-thin beaks. Band in rim is red-brown and outlined in black on one side. Birds are in a vertical position and are painted in grey, orange-brown and red-brown, outlined in black, cream ground. Polished surface; molded manufacture. Repaired; chip out of rim.
Narrative
Rosita Tovell's father was a collector of Peruvian pre-Columbian ceramics. Rosita moved to Peru in the early 1960s, while her husband served as ambassador to Peru and Bolivia. During this time Rosita began to study and collect pre-Columbian Peruvian ceramics and textiles.
Item History
- Made in Ica, Peru between 101 BCE and 800
- Collected during 1942
- Owned by Rosita LeSueur Tovell
- Owned by Susan Moogk, Peter H.M. Tovell, Rosemarie L. Tovell and Patricia Skahan before May 21, 2015
- Received from Susan Moogk (Donor), Rosemarie L. Tovell (Donor), Peter H.M. Tovell (Donor) and Patricia Skahan (Donor) on May 21, 2015
What
- Name
- Cup
- Identification Number
- 3111/1
- Type of Item
- cup
- Material
- clay, paint and adhesive
- Overall
- height 6.6 cm, diameter 3.5 cm
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- Ica, Peru
Who
- Culture
- Nasca
- Previous Owner
- Rosita LeSueur Tovell, Susan Moogk, Peter H.M. Tovell, Rosemarie L. Tovell and Patricia Skahan
- Received from
- Susan Moogk (Donor), Rosemarie L. Tovell (Donor), Peter H.M. Tovell (Donor) and Patricia Skahan (Donor)
When
- Creation Date
- between 101 BCE and 800
- Collection Date
- during 1942
- Ownership Date
- before May 21, 2015
- Acquisition Date
- on May 21, 2015
Other
- Item Classes
- ceramics
- Condition
- fair
- Accession Number
- 3111/0001
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