stein; bottom reads "Model of the Royal Salisbury Jack from original in Museum". general shape is cylindrical; spade shaped looking down the mouth, which is gold trimmed. the handle is thick, squared and mostly attached to the stein, on small cut out in the top corner. around the edge of the handle and bottom edge is a double parallel row of modeled stitching. the shield is in Classic shape with a green background. inside is a large yellow harp. beneath the shield is a yellow scrolling ribbon with Gaelic writing "lAIGeAN", below that "Leinster". made by W.H. Goss 1858-1887.
Donor:
University Art Museum (UC Berkeley)
Collection place:
England
Verbatim coll. place:
England
Collector:
unknown
Materials:
Ceramic (material), Paint (coating), and Porcelain (material)
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Miniature (size attribute)
Function:
5.7 Objects made for sale, souvenirs, models, and reproductions
Accession date:
1968
Context of use:
souvenir
Department:
Europe and western Russia (except Classical Mediterranean)
Dimensions:
diameter 2.5 centimeters and height 4.5 centimeters