Help needed with identifying heirloom pottery item

[TXbc]

one more photo with good light on the item

[TXbc]

So, to the experts out there - are these additional pictures I posted adequate for you to point me in the right direction for discovering the origin of this piece of pottery?  Sorry it took me so many posts to add them!  I am very new at this obviously, and not a great photographer either.  I love researching my genealogy and this has been an interesting exercise in studying family history in a different way.

Thanks for all your help!
Bev.

[wendy177]

 I seperated the wording as if first & last name and came up with this  -   Chicuey or Chicome Axochitzin, a warrior whose daughter became the mistress of Juan Rodríguez de Villafuerte, a Spanish conquistador.  Chicuey was son of Cacamatzin  who was a 15th century Aztec noble with twelve children, only three of whom are known.  1.  A female (name unknown), who married Nezahualpilli, the tlatoani of Texcoco. The pair had a son, named Cacamatzin after his grandfather, who succeeded his father as ruler of Texcoco.
 2. Tlacaelel, named after his grandfather, who also became cihuacoatl.
3. Chicuey

try to contact a museum who specializes in Aztec/ Mexican History   good luck & let us know what you find

[mart]

Good thinking Wendy !! I was looking for one word as it was spelled !!  It is a beautiful piece and while it doesn`t give me the feeling of being ancient,, it certainly is interesting !!  I am curious about its origin as well !!

[TXbc]

Thanks everyone for your help - researching this piece has been a fun exercise!  I will keep working on it.

Our best guess is that my great-great aunt, who was childless and travelled a great deal with her husband during the latter part of the 19th century to very early 20th century, may have acquired this item as a souvenir piece and it may have been new at that time.  is it possible that the caption on the item might have been an older phonetic spelling that is no longer in use now?

one other item of hers which was given to me I already had appraised once, almost 30 years ago when it came to me - it is a large blue/white ming jar which has always been missing the top since the time my grandmother had it.  at that time it was estimated at a value of $1,000 and I was told it was at least 350 years old.  I have been thinking it may be time to have it re-appraised.

Bev.

[mart]

Excellent idea to have items re-appraised !!  On most quality antiques values increase with time !!  Change your insurance coverage to reflect current value as well !!