Blue-and-white tankard with European silver-gilt mounts

Details

• Title

  Blue-and-white tankard with European silver-gilt mounts

• Associated place

  Asia › China (place of creation)

  Europe (place of creation)

  Europe (original location)

• Date

  tankard 1645 - 1665
  mounts late 17th century

• Material and technique

  porcelain, with underglaze painting in cobalt-blue; silver gilt mounts

• Material index

  processed material › ceramic › porcelain;

  processed material › metal › silver;

  processed material › metal › gold

• Technique index

  covered › coated › painted;

  glazed

• Object type

  stimulant/narcotic equipment › alcohol equipment › tankard

• Dimensions

  with lid 22.8 x 14.9 x 9.2 cm max. (height x width x depth)
  without lid 20.4 x 14.9 x 9.2 cm max. (height x width x depth)
  lid 2.4 x 12.6 x 10.5 cm approx., max. (height x width x depth)
  handle 11.3 cm max. (height)
  internal 19 cm (height)
  internal 8.7 cm (diameter)

  more

• No. of items

  1

• Credit line

  Gift of Gerald Reitlinger, 1978.

• Museum location

  Second floor | Gallery 35 | West meets East

• Museum department

  Eastern Art

• Accession no.

  EA1978.801

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