Provenance Information

1960s, acquired in Panama by Dr. Edward Howell (b. 1926 – d. 1998), Danville, PA [see note]; by inheritance to his widow, Jacqueline Howell, New Orleans; 2013, sold by Mrs. Howell to M. S. Rau Antiques, New Orleans; 2013, sold by Rau Antiques to Timothy Phillips, Boston; 2015, year-end gift of Timothy Phillips to the MFA. (Accession Date: February 24, 2016)

NOTE: According to a signed and notarized statement from Dr. Howell’s widow (February 18, 2013). Dr. Howell served as a flight surgeon in the U.S. Air Force during the early 1960s, at which time he was stationed in Peru. He formed much of his Pre-Columbian collection at that time. Panama, where he is believed to have acquired this piece, was the primary refueling stop between the U.S. and Peru.

Exhibition Information

None known.

Publication Information

None known.

Section of the AAMD Guidelines relied upon for the exception to 1970

Informed judgement that works were outside of the country of modern discovery before 1970

Explain why the object fits the exception set forth above

According to a signed and notarized affidavit, this was acquired in the 1960s, when Dr. Edward Howell was traveling and building his collection of Pre-Columbian artifacts. Dr. Howell served as a flight surgeon in the U.S. Air Force during the early 1960s, at which time he was stationed in Peru.

Provenance Information

1960s, acquired in Panama by Dr. Edward Howell (b. 1926 – d. 1998), Danville, PA [see note]; by inheritance to his widow, Jacqueline Howell, New Orleans; 2013, sold by Mrs. Howell to M. S. Rau Antiques, New Orleans; 2013, sold by Rau Antiques to Timothy Phillips, Boston; 2015, year-end gift of Timothy Phillips to the MFA. (Accession Date: February 24, 2016)

NOTE: According to a signed and notarized statement from Dr. Howell’s widow (February 18, 2013). Dr. Howell served as a flight surgeon in the U.S. Air Force during the early 1960s, at which time he was stationed in Peru. He formed much of his Pre-Columbian collection at that time. Panama, where he is believed to have acquired this piece, was the primary refueling stop between the U.S. and Peru.

Exhibition Information

None known.

Publication Information

None known.

Section of the AAMD Guidelines relied upon for the exception to 1970

Informed judgement that works were outside of the country of modern discovery before 1970

Explain why the object fits the exception set forth above

According to a signed and notarized affidavit, this was acquired in the 1960s, when Dr. Edward Howell was traveling and building his collection of Pre-Columbian artifacts. Dr. Howell served as a flight surgeon in the U.S. Air Force during the early 1960s, at which time he was stationed in Peru.

Provenance Information

1960s, acquired in Panama by Dr. Edward Howell (b. 1926 – d. 1998), Danville, PA [see note]; by inheritance to his widow, Jacqueline Howell, New Orleans; 2013, sold by Mrs. Howell to M. S. Rau Antiques, New Orleans; 2013, sold by Rau Antiques to Timothy Phillips, Boston; 2015, year-end gift of Timothy Phillips to the MFA. (Accession Date: February 24, 2016)

NOTE: According to a signed and notarized statement from Dr. Howell’s widow (February 18, 2013). Dr. Howell served as a flight surgeon in the U.S. Air Force during the early 1960s, at which time he was stationed in Peru. He formed much of his Pre-Columbian collection at that time. Panama, where he is believed to have acquired this piece, was the primary refueling stop between the U.S. and Peru.

Exhibition Information

None known.

Publication Information

None known.

Section of the AAMD Guidelines relied upon for the exception to 1970

Informed judgement that works were outside of the country of modern discovery before 1970

Explain why the object fits the exception set forth above

According to a signed and notarized affidavit, this was acquired in the 1960s, when Dr. Edward Howell was traveling and building his collection of Pre-Columbian artifacts. Dr. Howell served as a flight surgeon in the U.S. Air Force during the early 1960s, at which time he was stationed in Peru.

Provenance Information

1960s, acquired in Panama by Dr. Edward Howell (b. 1926 – d. 1998), Danville, PA [see note]; by inheritance to his widow, Jacqueline Howell, New Orleans; 2013, sold by Mrs. Howell to M. S. Rau Antiques, New Orleans; 2013, sold by Rau Antiques to Timothy Phillips, Boston; 2019, gift of Timothy Phillips to the MFA. (Accession Date: December 11, 2019)

NOTE: According to a signed and notarized statement from Dr. Howell’s widow (February 18, 2013). Dr. Howell served as a flight surgeon in the U.S. Air Force during the early 1960s, at which time he was stationed in Peru. He formed much of his Pre-Columbian collection at that time. Panama, where he is believed to have acquired this piece, was the primary refueling stop between the U.S. and Peru.

Exhibition Information

None known.

Publication Information

None known.

Section of the AAMD Guidelines relied upon for the exception to 1970

Informed judgement that works were outside of the country of modern discovery before 1970

Explain why the object fits the exception set forth above

According to a signed and notarized affidavit, this was acquired in the 1960s, when Dr. Edward Howell was traveling and building his collection of Pre-Columbian artifacts. Dr. Howell served as a flight surgeon in the U.S. Air Force during the early 1960s, at which time he was stationed in Peru.

Provenance Information

Between about 1963 and 1979, acquired in Panama by Dr. Glenn E. Murphy (b. 1922 – d. 2010), Balboa, Panama and New Smyrna Beach, FL [see note]; about 2000, sold by Dr. Murphy to Dr. Alan Grinnell, Los Angeles; 2014, sold by Dr. Grinnell to Anthropos Gallery, Laguna Beach, CA; 2014, sold by Anthropos Gallery to Timothy Phillips, Boston; 2019, gift of Timothy Phillips to the MFA. (Accession Date: December 11, 2019)

NOTE: Dr. Glen Murphy was an educator for the Panama Canal Zone government, who resided in Panama beginning in 1963. He had previously been there for the State Department as early as the 1950s. Dr. Murphy moved back to the United States with his household goods, including his collection of ceramics, in 1979.

Exhibition Information

None known.

Publication Information

None known.

Section of the AAMD Guidelines relied upon for the exception to 1970

Cumulative facts and circumstances

Explain why the object fits the exception set forth above

At the time this dish was collected, Dr. Murphy was residing in the Panama Canal Zone, a territory of the United States. It was exported in early 1979, before Panama's 1982 legislation regarding antiquities was in place.

Provenance Information

Between about 1963 and 1979, acquired in Panama by Dr. Glenn E. Murphy (b. 1922 – d. 2010), Balboa, Panama and New Smyrna Beach, FL [see note]; about 2000, sold by Dr. Murphy to Dr. Alan Grinnell, Los Angeles; 2014, sold by Dr. Grinnell to Anthropos Gallery, Laguna Beach, CA; 2014, sold by Anthropos Gallery to Timothy Phillips, Boston; 2019, gift of Timothy Phillips to the MFA. (Accession Date: December 11, 2019)

NOTE: Dr. Glen Murphy was an educator for the Panama Canal Zone government, who resided in Panama beginning in 1963. He had previously been there for the State Department as early as the 1950s. Dr. Murphy moved back to the United States with his household goods, including his collection of ceramics, in 1979.

Exhibition Information

None known.

Publication Information

None known.

Section of the AAMD Guidelines relied upon for the exception to 1970

Cumulative facts and circumstances

Explain why the object fits the exception set forth above

At the time this dish was collected, Dr. Murphy was residing in the Panama Canal Zone, a territory of the United States. It was exported in early 1979, before Panama's 1982 legislation regarding antiquities was in place.

Provenance Information

Between about 1963 and 1979, acquired in Panama by Dr. Glenn E. Murphy (b. 1922 – d. 2010), Balboa, Panama and New Smyrna Beach, FL [see note]; about 2000, sold by Dr. Murphy to Dr. Alan Grinnell, Los Angeles; 2014, sold by Dr. Grinnell to Anthropos Gallery, Laguna Beach, CA; 2014, sold by Anthropos Gallery to Timothy Phillips, Boston; 2019, gift of Timothy Phillips to the MFA. (Accession Date: December 11, 2019)

NOTE: Dr. Glen Murphy was an educator for the Panama Canal Zone government, who resided in Panama beginning in 1963. He had previously been there for the State Department as early as the 1950s. Dr. Murphy moved back to the United States with his household goods, including his collection of ceramics, in 1979.

Exhibition Information

None known.

Publication Information

None known.

Section of the AAMD Guidelines relied upon for the exception to 1970

Cumulative facts and circumstances

Explain why the object fits the exception set forth above

At the time this dish was collected, Dr. Murphy was residing in the Panama Canal Zone, a territory of the United States. It was exported in early 1979, before Panama's 1982 legislation regarding antiquities was in place.

Provenance Information

Between about 1963 and 1979, acquired in Panama by Dr. Glenn E. Murphy (b. 1922 – d. 2010), Balboa, Panama and New Smyrna Beach, FL [see note]; about 2000, sold by Dr. Murphy to Dr. Alan Grinnell, Los Angeles; 2014, sold by Dr. Grinnell to Anthropos Gallery, Laguna Beach, CA; 2014, sold by Anthropos Gallery to Timothy Phillips, Boston; 2019, gift of Timothy Phillips to the MFA. (Accession Date: December 11, 2019)

NOTE: Dr. Glen Murphy was an educator for the Panama Canal Zone government, who resided in Panama beginning in 1963. He had previously been there for the State Department as early as the 1950s. Dr. Murphy moved back to the United States with his household goods, including his collection of ceramics, in 1979.

Exhibition Information

None known.

Publication Information

None known.

Section of the AAMD Guidelines relied upon for the exception to 1970

Cumulative facts and circumstances

Explain why the object fits the exception set forth above

At the time this dish was collected, Dr. Murphy was residing in the Panama Canal Zone, a territory of the United States. It was exported in early 1979, before Panama's 1982 legislation regarding antiquities was in place.

Provenance Information

Between about 1963 and 1979, acquired in Panama by Dr. Glenn E. Murphy (b. 1922 – d. 2010), Balboa, Panama and New Smyrna Beach, FL [see note]; about 2000, sold by Dr. Murphy to Dr. Alan Grinnell, Los Angeles; 2014, sold by Dr. Grinnell to Anthropos Gallery, Laguna Beach, CA; 2014, sold by Anthropos Gallery to Timothy Phillips, Boston; 2019, gift of Timothy Phillips to the MFA. (Accession Date: December 11, 2019)

NOTE: Dr. Glen Murphy was an educator for the Panama Canal Zone government, who resided in Panama beginning in 1963. He had previously been there for the State Department as early as the 1950s. Dr. Murphy moved back to the United States with his household goods, including his collection of ceramics, in 1979.

Exhibition Information

None known.

Publication Information

None known.

Section of the AAMD Guidelines relied upon for the exception to 1970

Cumulative facts and circumstances

Explain why the object fits the exception set forth above

At the time this dish was collected, Dr. Murphy was residing in the Panama Canal Zone, a territory of the United States. It was exported in early 1979, before Panama's 1982 legislation regarding antiquities was in place.

Provenance Information

Between about 1963 and 1979, acquired in Panama by Dr. Glenn E. Murphy (b. 1922 – d. 2010), Balboa, Panama and New Smyrna Beach, FL [see note]; about 2000, sold by Dr. Murphy to Dr. Alan Grinnell, Los Angeles; 2014, sold by Dr. Grinnell to Anthropos Gallery, Laguna Beach, CA; 2014, sold by Anthropos Gallery to Timothy Phillips, Boston; 2019, gift of Timothy Phillips to the MFA. (Accession Date: December 11, 2019)

NOTE: Dr. Glen Murphy was an educator for the Panama Canal Zone government, who resided in Panama beginning in 1963. He had previously been there for the State Department as early as the 1950s. Dr. Murphy moved back to the United States with his household goods, including his collection of ceramics, in 1979.

Exhibition Information

None known.

Publication Information

None known.

Section of the AAMD Guidelines relied upon for the exception to 1970

Cumulative facts and circumstances

Explain why the object fits the exception set forth above

At the time this vessel was collected, Dr. Murphy was residing in the Panama Canal Zone, a territory of the United States. It was exported in early 1979, before Panama's 1982 legislation regarding antiquities was in place.