Bucket Item Number: Ci11 a-b from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Bucket (a) and lid (b). The bucket has a cylindrical body that flares at the top and bottom, and is widest at the bottom of the base. A handle of bent copper is fastened to the body with a copper loop and rivets at each end. The handle is engraved with a series of lines in a zigzag pattern as well as dots and circles. The body is hammered and incised in horizontal bands of geometric and intertwined guilloché designs. The lid is slightly convex with a knob at the top centre and is decorated with concentric bands of floral and geometric pattern.
History Of Use
Used to hold milk or water.
Item History
- Made in Asia
- Owned by Coolie Verner before December 24, 1979
- Received from Coolie Verner (Donor) on December 24, 1979
What
- Name
- Bucket
- Identification Number
- Ci11 a-b
- Type of Item
- bucket
- Material
- copper metal and silver alloy metal ?
- Manufacturing Technique
- hammered, riveted and incised
- Overall
- height 22.0 cm, diameter 24.0 cm
Who
- Culture
- Turkish ?
- Previous Owner
- Coolie Verner
- Received from
- Coolie Verner (Donor)
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- Asia
When
- Ownership Date
- before December 24, 1979
- Acquisition Date
- on December 24, 1979
Other
- Item Classes
- metalwork
- Condition
- fair
- Accession Number
- 0581/0063 a-b