by 1966 -
Howard Leigh (1896-1981), Mitla, Oaxaca, Mexico [1]
- 1968
Everett Rassiga Inc., New York, NY, USA
1968 - 1978
Morton D. May (1914-1983), St. Louis, MO, purchased from Everett Rassiga Inc. [2]
1978 -
Saint Louis Art Museum, given by Morton D. May [3]
Notes:
[1] This object is identified in a 1966 publication as the "Collection of Howard Leigh, Mitla, Oaxaca" [Boos, Frank H. "The Ceramic Sculptures of Ancient Oaxaca." New York: A. S. Barnes and Company, 1966, Fig. 148a].
[2] An invoice dated November 26, 1968 from Everett Rassiga Inc. to Morton D. May documents this purchase, listed as "2689 Stucco releif [sic] of serpent, Zapotec" [May Archives, Saint Louis Art Museum].
[3] A letter dated September 29, 1978 from Morton D. May to James N. Wood, director of the Saint Louis Art Museum, includes the offer of this object as part of a larger donation [SLAM document files]. Minutes of the Acquisitions Committee of the Board of Trustees, Saint Louis Art Museum, December 13, 1978.
