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Basin, Shaving Basin (for the Mexican Market)

This is a basin. It is dated 1690–1700 and we acquired it in 2020. Its medium is porcelain, vitreous enamel, gold. It is a part of the department.

It is credited Museum purchase from Charles E. Sampson Memorial Fund.

Its dimensions are

H x diam.: 7.5 × 27 cm (2 15/16 × 10 5/8 in.)

Cite this object as

Basin, Shaving Basin (for the Mexican Market); porcelain, vitreous enamel, gold; H x diam.: 7.5 × 27 cm (2 15/16 × 10 5/8 in.); Museum purchase from Charles E. Sampson Memorial Fund; 2020-9-1

This object was previously on display as a part of the exhibition Foreign Exchange.

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