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Blue on white handpainted Chinese export porcelain ginger jar, Complete profile, decorated with scenes of boats on water
Blue on white handpainted Chinese export porcelain ginger jar, Complete profile, decorated with scenes of boats on water
Object Number 992-9-10/100586
Display Title Blue on white handpainted Chinese export porcelain ginger jar, Complete profile, decorated with scenes of boats on water
Descriptions
Inventory Description Blue on white handpainted Chinese export porcelain ginger jar, Complete profile, decorated with scenes of boats on water
Classification
  • Jar
Department Archaeological
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America / United States / Massachusetts / Middlesex County / Cambridge / Harvard Yard
Intrasite H323
Materials Porcelain
Dimensions Overall: 15.7 × 16.3 × 9.5 cm (6 3/16 × 6 7/16 × 3 3/4 in.)
Quantity 1

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