Stove Tile Item Number: Cg94 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Square green earthenware stove tile with relief frame enclosing half-length figure of a woman holding a dog under right arm, and a falcon on left hand. Unglazed back.
Cultural Context
functional; decorative
Specific Techniques
lead-glazed
Iconographic Meaning
Noblewoman with a hawk or falcon and hunting dog. Hawks and falcons were associated with the upper class and represented power and nobility of breeding or behaviour. The birds and the sport in which they are used are known metaphors for courtly love and its pursuit.
Item History
- Made in Tyrol, Austria during 1500
- Owned by Walter C. Koerner before December 2, 1988
- Received from Walter C. Koerner (Donor) on December 2, 1988
What
Who
- Culture
- German
- Previous Owner
- Walter C. Koerner
- Received from
- Walter C. Koerner (Donor)
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- Tyrol, Austria
When
- Creation Date
- during 1500
- Ownership Date
- before December 2, 1988
- Acquisition Date
- on December 2, 1988
Other
- Item Classes
- ceramics; earthenware; lead-glaze
- Condition
- good
- Accession Number
- 1417/0130