three legged pot; bottom reads "Model of Bronze Pot found in Upper Kirkgate Aberdeen. May 31st 1883 containing 12,267 Silver pennies". pot is spherical with short and sharp, outward angled mouth, which is trimmed in gold. handles are small, sharp angled attached below the mouth and near the intersection of body and mouth. the three legs are cylindrical and concave inwards, narrowing slightly at the feet. the crest is bevel shape and divided in Pale design. yellow on the sides, red in the middle with sharp waved lines as the border. down the center are three yellow bishop hats, the right section is plain, the left has a red square in the upper left corner with yellow diagonal lines. above the shield is a bishop's hat, red and trimmed in yellow with light blue accents. beneath the shield is a yellow scrolled ribbon "See of Manchester". 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 5.3 centimeters and height 6.3 centimeters