Crested miniature bowl cup. general shape is half spherical, with a narrow cylindrical foot in the bottom center. the mouth is trimmed in gold. just under the mouth around the outside is a wide rim with three "tags" equidistant to each other. inside the bowl is the crest for Oban. the crest is an edged shaped shield, divided Per Fess style. the top portion is divided in half vertically. the left side has a dark blue background with a white lion standing on it hind legs brandishing its front paws. the right side of the shield is again divided diagonally, vertically, and horizontally alternating black and yellow. in the lower portion of the shield, it has a white background with a Viking ship, one mast (no sail) tied to four lines. at the top of the mast is a short star burst or rosette. The ship rests on a light blue sea. beneath the ship in the water is a fish facing to the left. Beneath the shield is a yellow scrolling ribbon with writing in Old English font in Norse (?) "Wr U3ART" Beneath the ribbon is the town name "Oban". made by Nautilus Porcelain, 1903-1913.
Donor:
University Art Museum (UC Berkeley)
Collection place:
Glasgow, Scotland
Collector:
unknown
Materials:
Ceramic (material), Paint (coating), and Porcelain (material)
Culture depicted:
Vikings (ca. 790-1100 AD)
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Bowls (vessels), Miniature (size attribute), and Porcelain (visual works)
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)