Jar, Ginger
- Object Name:
- Jar, Ginger
- Object ID:
- 1969.026.32 a-b
- Creator:
- (China)
- Place of Origin:
- Hong Kong, China
- Description:
- Ginger Jar with lid. Gray stoneware body surrounded with caning and buff ceramic lid with paper label. Jar has a globular body, slightly recessed bottom, flat rim and has a clear uneven glaze. Caning is used to surround body in a diamond pattern holder and is also used to form two handles. Lid has a flat top and is unglazed. Pink paper label with black print design and text which reads "YAU LOONG / TRADE MARK (with image of elk like animal) / SOUND & CLEAN / NETWET 2 1/2 Lbs. / BEST / PRESERVED GINGER / (two Chinese characters) /MADE IN CHINA / HONG KONG'.
Object register:
a. jar
b. lid - Material:
- Ceramic
Stoneware - Dimensions:
- H-4.9 Dia-5.25 inches
- Provenance:
- A collection of Flanders and Tuttle family objects donated from the estate of Stella Tuttle Thompson (1875-1968) of Andover, NH.
- Credit Line:
- Gift of the Estate of Stella Tuttle Thompson
- People:
- Thompson, Stella T. (1875-1968)
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