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A sepia-toned photograph of a spherical bowl with abstract animal designs on a light background.
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[Santa Fe bowl]

Clara E. Sipprell (1885-1975)

Object Details

  • Date

    1920s

  • Object Type

    Photographs

  • Medium

    Gelatin silver print

  • Dimensions

    7 1/4 x 9 5/16 in.

  • Inscriptions

    Verso:

    u.l. printed on label: In the reproduction of this photograph \ give credit to Clara E. Sipprell.

    Typed on attached paper:

    u.l. to u.r.: xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx \\ A Black Mexican-Indian bowl photographed \ in a typical adobe house in Santa Fe. \\ Indians and Mexicans around Santa Fe are \ famous for their beautiful pottery. \ It is interesting to know that the potter's \ wheel is not known in that region. All \ vessels are fashioned by hand without the \ help of instruments with amazing accuracy \ and perfection.

  • Collection Name

    Clara E. Sipprell Collection

  • Credit Line

    Amon Carter Museum of American Art, Fort Worth, Texas, Purchase through gift of The Dorothea Leonhardt Fund of the Communities Foundation of Texas, Inc.

  • Accession Number

    P1984.1.1907

  • Copyright

    Public domain

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