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Collection Artwork
Title
replica of pre-Columbian earthenware vase
Creation date
probably 1950s
Materials
galvanized steel, plaster, paint
Manufacturer
Alva Studios, Inc. (born established New York, 1949)
copy after
Artist Unknown (Pre-Columbian, from what is now Ataco, El Salvador)
Dimensions
object size: 12 x 5 x 5 in.
Credit Line
Moreen O'Brien Maser, Class of 1926, Memorial Collection
Place of Creation
made in New York, New York, United States, North America
Accession Number
ML1982.249
Object Type
Decorative Arts and Design
Marks
Marked in mold, lower part of cylinder, near base: Reproduction. Smithsonian Institution / United States National Museum / © 19[illegible] Alva Studios, Inc., N.Y.
Label, torn at right side, adhered, underside, typewritten: AUTHENTIC, COPYRIGHTED REPRODU[CTION] / MADE FROM THE ORIGINAL AT THE / SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION / WASHINGTON, D.C. / BY ALVA STUDIO, INC., NEW YOR[K]

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