Azorean Figurine

Date20th Century

Mediumearthenware

Dimensions2 3/4 in. (7 cm)

Donor credit lineKendall Whaling Museum Collection Transfer

Object number2001.100.3805

Institutional Credit LineCourtesy of the New Bedford Whaling Museum

DescriptionEarthenware pottery figure of a woman in traditional Azorean garb, namely the cloak called a capote. Polychrome painted with matte-finish glaze.Exhibition History"Whaling: A Cultural Crossroads, A Traveling Exhibit Presented by the New Bedford Whaling Museum" (Custom House Maritime Museum, New London, CT, October 7 - November 6, 2011)ProvenanceSee KWM #S-1729 and S-1738.

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