Butter Dish Item Number: Ch177 a-b from the MOA: University of British Columbia

Description

White oval bowl (part a) with flat base, straight ridged sides, vertical rim, flat vertical handles at ends. Lid (part b) is flat with end handle cutouts, flattened flower knob. Intermittent floral sprigs on sides and lid in red, green, yellow, blue. Mark on base.

Cultural Context

functional; decorative

Item History

What

Name
Butter Dish
Identification Number
Ch177 a-b
Type of Item
dish
Material
clay, paint and glaze
Manufacturing Technique
moulded, shaped, glazed, fired, luted, painted and refired
Part A
height 6.1 cm, width 14.7 cm, depth 10.8 cm
Part B
height 1.7 cm, width 11.0 cm, depth 14.7 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 1755 and 1770
Ownership Date
before December 2, 1988
Acquisition Date
on December 2, 1988

Other

Item Classes
ceramics; earthenware; tin-glaze
Condition
good
Accession Number
1417/0439 a-b