Inkstand Item Number: Ch191 a-b from the MOA: University of British Columbia

Description

White rectangular inkstand with flat base, ridge feet and straight sides. Two holes in top, one with cylindrical inkwell. Deep ledge in front. Blue line of bows on stand sides, blue lines elsewhere. Incription on front "17 e " k 92". Mark.

Cultural Context

functional; decorative

Item History

What

Name
Inkstand
Identification Number
Ch191 a-b
Type of Item
inkstand
Material
clay, paint and glaze
Manufacturing Technique
moulded, shaped, luted, fired, painted, refired and glazed
Part A
height 8.0 cm, width 16.8 cm, depth 11.7 cm
Part B
height 6.5 cm, diameter 6.5 cm

Who

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

Where

Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
Made in
Holitsch, Trnavsky, Slovakia

When

Creation Date
between 1452 and 1792
Ownership Date
before December 2, 1988
Acquisition Date
on December 2, 1988

Other

Item Classes
ceramics; earthenware; tin-glaze
Condition
fair
Accession Number
1417/0453 a-b