Jewelry Box Item Number: Ch213 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Yellow earthenware jewelry box in the form of an escritoire, with two long lower drawers, 9 smaller ones above. Purple-red scenes of buildings and trees in black framed rectangular white reserves are on upper and lower sides and drawer fronts. Knob handles.
History Of Use
This jewelry box in the shape of a chest of drawers is painted with small landscapes with ruins in the style of baroque romanticism.
Cultural Context
functional; decorative
Specific Techniques
tin-glazed
Item History
- Made in Tata, Hungary between 1750 and 1800
- 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
- Walter C. Koerner
- Received from
- Walter C. Koerner (Donor)
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- Tata, Hungary
When
- Creation Date
- between 1750 and 1800
- Ownership Date
- before December 2, 1988
- Acquisition Date
- on December 2, 1988
Other
- Item Classes
- ceramics; earthenware; tin-glaze
- Condition
- good
- Accession Number
- 1417/0381