Set of two vintage folk art Mexican Tlaquepaque tourist pottery molded hen-on-nest rooster-form nesting chicken lidded casserole dishes, ca, 1940s-1950s.
For similar examples see: Donna McMenamin, "Popular Arts of Mexico: 1850-1950," Pennsylvania: Schiffer Publishing Ltd., 2009, pg. 67, plate 1.87a; pg. 224, plate 13.8. Second edition.
Each, height: 10 in x width: 13 in x depth: 9 1/2 in.
Condition: Crazing to the glaze throughout; some losses to the glaze layer. Small chips along rims, edges, and high points including the rim of the basket and hte comb of the chickens. Dust gathered throughout. There is a crack to the underside of the basket of one chicken, possibly from firing.
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