Yellow earthenware jewelry box (part a) in the form of an escritoire, with two long lower drawers (parts b-c), and 9 smaller ones above (parts d-l). Painted with purple-red scenes of buildings and trees in black framed, rectangular, white reserves on upper and lower sides and drawer fronts. Each drawer opens and has a knob handle.

• Cultural Context

  functional; decorative

• Specific Techniques

  tin-glazed

• 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.

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• Type of Item box
• Culture Slavic
• Material paint, glaze, clay
• Manufacturing Technique moulded, luted, glazed, refired, painted, fired, shaped
• Measurements height 35.5 cm, width 24.2 cm, depth 11.9 cm (overall)

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• Previous Owner Walter C. Koerner
• Received from Walter C. Koerner

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• Made in Tata

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• Creation Date between 1750 and 1800
• Ownership Date before December 2, 1988
• Acquisition Date on December 2, 1988

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• Item Classes ceramics; earthenware; tin-glaze
• Condition good
• Accession Number 1417/0381 a-l