HOLY-WATER STOUP WITH THE CRUCIFIED CHRIST

Moravia, Valašské Meziříčí (?), late 18th century
A hanging faience holy-water stoup of irregular Rococo shape with a richly undulating rim, a relief of the crucified Christ in the well, and a small basin for holy water at the bottom, white-glazed, painted in muffle colours. Published: K. Černohorský, Moravská lidová keramika, Prague 1941, fig. 113. Export certificate for a cultural-value object by the National Heritage Institute, Brno, 2026. 30×16 cm. Unmarked. Condition B. Only minor abrasions mainly on the rim. Provenance: from the collection of PhDr. Miroslav Boček (1915–2005).