Basin, 1660–80, Made in Puebla, Mexico, Mexican, Tin-glazed earthenware, H. 6 1/2 in. (16.5 cm); Diam. 20 1/4 in. (51.4 cm), Ceramics, Attributed to Damián Hernández (Mexican, active 1607–70), The shape of this type of basin, called a lebrillo, is rooted in Hispano-Islamic ceramic traditions. In Mexico, the lebrillo was adapted to a variety of uses, both religious and domestic, often distinguishable by the way in which they are decorated
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Basin, 1660–80, Puebla, Mexico, Mexican, Tin-glazed earthenware, H, 6 1/2, 16.5 cm, Diam, 20 1/4, 51.4, Ceramics, Attributed to Damián Hernández, active, 1607–70, shape, type, basin, lebrillo, rooted, Hispano-Islamic ceramic, traditions, adapted, variety, uses, religious, domestic, distinguishable, way, decorated
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