Ginger Jar

Item Information

Title:
Ginger Jar
Description:
Bulbous form tapering from rounded shoulders to circular bottom; cloisonne ginger jar form has black field with multi-colored floral decoration; domed lid has white spherical finial, held by metal pin knop; base has diaper of intertwined circles.
Date:
1868–1899
Format:
Objects/Artifacts
Genre:
brass (alloy)
plate (material)
cloisonné
copper (metal)
diaper patterns
diaper (textile material)
enamel paint
ginger jars
Location:
Historic New England
Collection (local):
Digitized Museum Collections
Subjects:
diaper patterns
diaper (textile material)
floral patterns
Enamel
Brass
Cloisonne
Copper
Floral
Diaper
Places:
New Hampshire > Rockingham (county) > Portsmouth
Rundlet-May House (Portsmouth, N.H.)
Extent:
3.75 in. (H) Diameter: 3.5 in.; 2.5 in. (H) Diameter: 1.875 in.
Link to Item:
http://gusn.us/6563
Terms of Use:
Rights status not evaluated.
Contact host institution for more information.
Notes:
Gift of Ralph May
Accession #:
1971.1348AB
Identifier:
6563