Storage Jar Item Number: Ch268 from the MOA: University of British Columbia

Description

White pyriform jar, flared ring base, wide slightly flaring neck with pinched spout. On one side is a floral and scroll cartouche outline in purple-red. Marks on base.

Cultural Context

functional; decorative

Item History

What

Name
Storage Jar
Identification Number
Ch268
Type of Item
jar
Material
paint, glaze and clay
Manufacturing Technique
thrown, painted, refired, glazed and fired
Overall
height 18.5 cm, width 12.3 cm, depth 10.0 cm, diameter 11.6 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
1417/0452 b