Jar Item Number: 2956/138 a-b from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Figurative lidded container representing "Zé Povinho". The lid (part b) is the upper part of a man with a black hat and beard, standing inside a barrel (part a), with the inscription “MOODY’S” on the front.
Iconographic Meaning
The 19th-century illustrator and ceramicist Rafael Bordalo Pinheiro (1846–1905) created the straight-talking, long-suffering caricature of the Portuguese people, Zé Povinho, here shown raising his arms in a gesture of defiance against the international credit agency, Moody’s.
Item History
- Made by Bordallo Pinheiro Factory (Maker) in Caldas da Rainha, Leiria, Portugal during 2011
- Collected by Anthony A. Shelton in Portugal between 2011 and 2012
- Owned by Anthony A. Shelton before September 17, 2012
- Received from Museum of Anthropology Exhibitions Budget (Funding source) and Anthony A. Shelton (Seller) on September 17, 2012
What
Who
- Culture
- Portuguese
- Creator
- Bordallo Pinheiro Factory (Maker)
- Field Collector
- Anthony A. Shelton
- Previous Owner
- Anthony A. Shelton
- Received from
- Museum of Anthropology Exhibitions Budget (Funding source) and Anthony A. Shelton (Seller)
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- Caldas da Rainha, Leiria, Portugal
- Collected in
- Portugal
When
- Creation Date
- during 2011
- Collection Date
- between 2011 and 2012
- Ownership Date
- before September 17, 2012
- Acquisition Date
- on September 17, 2012
Other
- Item Classes
- ceramics
- Condition
- excellent
- Accession Number
- 2956/0138 a-b