Jug Item Number: Cg275 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
White pyriform earthenware jug on flat base, loop handle, flaring neck with wide mouth and pinched spout. On the body is painted a scene with two men, carrying a large bunch of grapes on a carrying stick, with surrounding trees and foliage. "1753" is inscribed around a tree and "Mathiess Eissenmang" on the neck.
Cultural Context
functional; decorative
Iconographic Meaning
Image of two men carrying a large bundle of grapes may be a reference to Numbers 13:33 in the Bible, when Joshua and Caleb are coming back from exploring the promised land: “Then they came to the valley of Eshcol and from there cut down a branch with a single cluster of grapes; and they carried it on a pole between two men, with some of the pomegranates and the figs.” From the workshop of Mathiess Eissenmang.
Specific Techniques
tin-glazed
Item History
- Made in Austria during 1753
- Owned by Walter C. Koerner before December 2, 1988
- Received from Walter C. Koerner (Donor) on December 2, 1988
What
Who
- Culture
- Austrian
- Previous Owner
- Walter C. Koerner
- Received from
- Walter C. Koerner (Donor)
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- Austria
When
- Creation Date
- during 1753
- Ownership Date
- before December 2, 1988
- Acquisition Date
- on December 2, 1988
Other
- Item Classes
- ceramics; earthenware; tin-glaze
- Condition
- fair
- Accession Number
- 1417/0327