Postcard: Native Potters of Tonala, Mexico

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Identifier

FLSC_TJPC_01272018_0944

Description

This colorized photographic postcard features four Mexican men working with pottery. They are using a technique of glazing the pottery. Completed pottery is in the foreground and background. Printed text is at the top of the card and the back of the card.

Physical Description

4"x 5" photographic postcard

Subject

Mexico, Pottery, Men, Decoration and ornament--Mexico, Potters, Artisans

Rights

This material may be protected by copyright law (Title 17 U.S.Code)

Publisher

Digitized by Forsyth Digital Collections

Collection

Tim Johnson Postcard Collection

Repository

Forsyth Library Special Collections

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Recommended Citation

"Postcard: Native Potters of Tonala, Mexico" (2021). Tim Johnson Postcard Collection. 848.
https://scholars.fhsu.edu/tj_postcards/848

Language

eng

Transcription

Native Potters of Tonala, Mexico Group Mexican Pottery makers decorating the famous Greta ware of Tonala, Mexico. This pottery has a glazed surface and is decorated in various soft tone colors.