Plato de Madera
Plato de Madera
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- Description
- Carved from a single piece of wood, this large and oblong shallow wood platter was probably used for drying coffee or serving sweets in the early 20th century.
- Description (Spanish)
- Este gran plato de madera oblongo y llano, tallado de una sola pieza, se empleaba probablemente para secar café o servir dulces al comienzo del siglo XX.
- Location
- Currently not on view
- Object Name
- wood platter
- Date made
- 20th century
- early 20th century
- Place Made
- Puerto Rico
- Physical Description
- wood (overall material)
- Measurements
- overall: 9 cm x 61 cm x 65 cm; 3 9/16 in x 24 in x 25 9/16 in
- ID Number
- 1997.0097.0357
- catalog number
- 1997.0097.0357
- accession number
- 1997.0097
- Credit Line
- Gift of Teodoro Vidal
- subject
- Daily Life
- Puerto Rico
- Household Tools and Equipment
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- Cultural and Community Life: Ethnic
- Cultures & Communities
- Vidal
- Data Source
- National Museum of American History
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