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Collection Online as of June 25, 2022

Rodent with Corn

50-800

Peru

Pottery

Overall: 23.6 x 10.9 x 18.7 cm (9 5/16 x 4 5/16 x 7 3/8 in.)

The Norweb Collection 1951.180

Location

not on view

Fun Fact

From the Moche, renowned for animal portraits, comes this rodent gnawing maize (corn).

Provenance
?-1951
Emery May Holden Norweb [1895-1984] and Raymond Henry Norweb [1894-1983], Cleveland OH, 1951, given to the Cleveland Museum of Art
1951
The Cleveland Museum of Art
Citations
Boger, Ann C. Consuming Passions: The Art of Food and Drink. Cleveland: Cleveland Museum of Art, 1983. p. 7
Cleveland Museum of Art. News & Calendar. Cleveland, Ohio: The Museum, (July/Aug. 1983) p. 14
Exhibition history

Cleveland, OH: The Cleveland Museum of Art; July 26- October 9, 1983. cat. no. 3. pg. 7. black and white repr. Lakewood, OH: The Beck Center; December 21, 1983- February 6, 1984. Beachwood, OH: The Beachwood Museum; March 2- April 16, 1984. Toledo, OH: The Toledo Museum of Art; September 10- November 21, 1984. "Consuming Passions: The Art of Food and Drink."

Consuming Passions: The Art of Food and Drink. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (July 26-October 9, 1983).

Source URL: https://www.clevelandart.org/art/1951.180