Tankard Item Number: Ch128 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Globular white earthenware tankard on flat splayed base, cylindrical neck, loop handle, flat pewter lid hinged to handle. Blue lines circle central band of spiralling blue, yellow, purple flowers and green leaves; flanked by floral sprays. Inscription and 1684 date above.
History Of Use
Tankard painted more cursory and static, with little sense of flow or connection between the floral motifs. The inscription around the neck would indicate a move away from the strictures of the Anabaptist “ordinance.”
Cultural Context
functional; decorative
Specific Techniques
tin-glazed
Item History
- Made in Slovakia during 1684
- Owned by R. Jonas
- Owned by Walter C. Koerner before December 2, 1988
- Received from Walter C. Koerner (Donor) on December 2, 1988
What
Who
- Culture
- Slavic
- Previous Owner
- R. Jonas and Walter C. Koerner
- Received from
- Walter C. Koerner (Donor)
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- Slovakia
When
- Creation Date
- during 1684
- Ownership Date
- before December 2, 1988
- Acquisition Date
- on December 2, 1988
Other
- Item Classes
- ceramics; earthenware; tin-glaze
- Condition
- fair
- Accession Number
- 1417/0084