Pitcher (Jarra)

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Pitcher (Jarra)

Mexico, Mexico City, circa 1765-1775
Furnishings; Serviceware
Silver
10 × 7 × 6 in. (25.4 × 17.78 × 15.24 cm)
Purchased with funds provided by the Bernard and Edith Lewin Collection of Mexican Art Deaccession Fund (M.2010.112)
Not currently on public view

Provenance

Robert “Mischa” Gross estate sale, Santa Barbara, California, 1984; Michael Haskell, Montecito, California, 1984; Daniel Murphy, 1994; Michael Haskell, Montecito, California, 2008; LACMA, 2010.

Label

This fanciful pitcher bears three identifying hallmarks, among them a locality mark that indicates its place of manufacture as Mexico City....
This fanciful pitcher bears three identifying hallmarks, among them a locality mark that indicates its place of manufacture as Mexico City. The Spanish Crown regulated the art of silversmithing, and a system of compulsory marking was introduced to ensure that royal duties were paid. In colonial times, the design of secular silver was subject to frequent changes in fashion; this pitcher bears the monogram of its owner on one side.
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