Inkwell
Item number Ch157 a-c from the MOA: University of British Columbia.
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Description
Brown earthenware inkwell (parts a-c) shaped as a monk with hands folded in prayer. Lower part (part a), waist to feet, has perforated disk at top; central section (part b) is upper torso with brown cloak outspread; top section is head (part c), with the neck functioning as a stopper.
History Of Use
This inkwell, modelled in the form of a monk, comprises three separate parts. The bottom part forms the pounce shaker, the cloak is the inkwell, and the head is the stopper.
Cultural Context
functional; decorative
Specific Techniques
tin-glazed
Item History
- Made in Holitsch, Trnavsky, Slovakia between 1746 and 1827
- Owned by Walter C. Koerner before December 2, 1988
- Received from Walter C. Koerner (Donor) on December 2, 1988
What
- Name
- Inkwell
- Identification Number
- Ch157 a-c
- Type of Item
- inkwell
- Material
- clay, paint and glaze
- Manufacturing Technique
- moulded, fired, glazed, painted and refired
- Part A
- height 7.8 cm, width 6.2 cm, depth 7.4 cm
- Part B
- height 10.2 cm, width 8.7 cm, depth 8.7 cm
- Part C
- height 4.7 cm, width 2.4 cm, depth 2.7 cm
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- Holitsch, Trnavsky, Slovakia
Who
- Culture
- Slavic
- Previous Owner
- Walter C. Koerner
- Received from
- Walter C. Koerner (Donor)
When
- Creation Date
- between 1746 and 1827
- Ownership Date
- before December 2, 1988
- Acquisition Date
- on December 2, 1988
Other
- Item Classes
- ceramics; earthenware; tin-glaze
- Condition
- good
- Accession Number
- 1417/0419 a-c
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