Objekt 6
Oven model or inkware in oven shape
Description
This model of a Winterthur kiln is a special case, as it also served as inkware. It also appears to be a sample catalog of possible pictorial themes: secular figures under spell fields, saints, allegorical figures, and floral decorations adorn the filler and pilaster tiles.
Object description
Winterthur, end of 17th century
Faience with sharp fire painting
Inv. 1923.42. Bequest Hans Burckhardt-Burckhardt, Basel.