Box Item Number: Cg328 a-b from the MOA: University of British Columbia

Description

Round container in the shape of a snail (part a), with a lid (part b) and finial in the shape of small bird. Painted in mottled blue on grey-white glaze, green ground as base.

Cultural Context

functional; decorative

Item History

What

Name
Box
Identification Number
Cg328 a-b
Type of Item
box
Material
clay, glaze and paint
Manufacturing Technique
thrown, shaped, luted, fired, glazed, painted and refired
Part B
height 3.5 cm, diameter 4.6 cm
Part A
height 6.5 cm, width 10.0 cm, diameter 8.0 cm

Who

Culture
Dutch
Previous Owner
Walter C. Koerner
Received from
Walter C. Koerner (Donor)

Where

Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
Made in
Netherlands

When

Creation Date
between 1700 and 1800
Ownership Date
before December 2, 1988
Acquisition Date
on December 2, 1988

Other

Item Classes
ceramics; earthenware; tin-glaze
Condition
good
Accession Number
1417/0263 a-b