Wine Tankard
Item number Cg137 from the MOA: University of British Columbia.
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Description
Brown, pyriform stoneware tankard (jug) with tapered flat base, tapering neck with two ridges at rim, high loop handle from top of neck to shoulder. On neck front is a relief bearded man, and beneath him is a circular relief medallion with star coat of arms.
Cultural Context
functional; decorative
Iconographic Meaning
Example of Bellarmine jug. Decorated with unidentified medallions.
Specific Techniques
salt-glazed
Item History
- Made in Frechen, Westphalia, Germany ? or Cologne, Westphalia, Germany ? between 1600 and 1700
- Owned by Walter C. Koerner before December 2, 1988
- Received from Walter C. Koerner (Donor) on December 2, 1988
What
- Name
- Wine Tankard
- Identification Number
- Cg137
- Type of Item
- tankard
- Material
- clay and glaze
- Manufacturing Technique
- thrown, moulded, sprigged, painted, fired and glazed
- Overall
- height 22.0 cm, diameter 12.4 cm
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- Frechen, Westphalia, Germany ? or Cologne, Westphalia, Germany ?
Who
- Culture
- German
- Previous Owner
- Walter C. Koerner
- Received from
- Walter C. Koerner (Donor)
When
- Creation Date
- between 1600 and 1700
- Ownership Date
- before December 2, 1988
- Acquisition Date
- on December 2, 1988
Other
- Item Classes
- ceramics; stoneware; salt-glaze
- Condition
- excellent
- Accession Number
- 1417/0177
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