Tankard
Item number Ch137 from the MOA: University of British Columbia.
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Description
Large white pyriform earthenware tankard on flat base with pewter mount, flared neck, flat pewter lid hinged to loop handle. Double blue lines with gadroon edging enclose spiral of 3 large purple flowers, smaller flowers and leaves; flanked by "16 94".
History Of Use
This unusually large tankard, a good example of painterly and technical virtuosity, was probably commissioned as a presentation piece, perhaps for a guild or another organization.
Cultural Context
functional; decorative
Specific Techniques
tin-glazed
Item History
- Made in Slovakia during 1694
- Owned by Museum of Salzburg
- Owned by Walter C. Koerner before December 2, 1988
- Received from Walter C. Koerner (Donor) on December 2, 1988
What
- Name
- Tankard
- Identification Number
- Ch137
- Type of Item
- tankard
- Material
- metal, paint, glaze and clay
- Manufacturing Technique
- thrown, refired, painted, shaped, luted, fired and glazed
- Overall
- height 44.5 cm, diameter 22.6 cm
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- Slovakia
Who
- Culture
- Slavic
- Previous Owner
- Museum of Salzburg and Walter C. Koerner
- Received from
- Walter C. Koerner (Donor)
When
- Creation Date
- during 1694
- Ownership Date
- before December 2, 1988
- Acquisition Date
- on December 2, 1988
Other
- Item Classes
- ceramics; earthenware; tin-glaze
- Condition
- good
- Accession Number
- 1417/0093
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