Tureen Item Number: Ch187 a-b from the MOA: University of British Columbia

Description

White oval bowl (part a), oval ring base, deep fluted sides with wavy rim, loop handles at ends. Indistinct blue scroll around sides of bowl, more defined pattern around sides of lid, with swirls on rim. On the lid (part b), a pear with blue-green leaves forms knob. Mark on base.

Cultural Context

functional; decorative

Item History

What

Name
Tureen
Identification Number
Ch187 a-b
Type of Item
tureen
Material
paint, glaze and clay
Manufacturing Technique
moulded, shaped, fired, painted, refired, glazed and luted
Part B
height 9.7 cm, width 19.5 cm, depth 26.2 cm
Part A
height 9.5 cm, width 18.3 cm, depth 28.5 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 1746 and 1800
Ownership Date
before December 2, 1988
Acquisition Date
on December 2, 1988

Other

Item Classes
ceramics; earthenware; tin-glaze
Condition
fair
Accession Number
1417/0449 a-b