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1888-1889
GUSN-258574
Ginger jar with lid; white porcelain center with brown ground on top and bottom, over decorated with gold; one thin gold band at neck and midsection of jar; leaves and flowers decorate the center panel and have an overlay of gold outlining their shapes; lid is white porcelain decorated in same style as center of jar; mushroom-shaped handle on top center of lid; flowers are yellow and blue with green, red, orange leaves.
ginger jars
porcelain
glazing (coating)
printing (process)
floral patterns
Porcelain
Jar, Ginger
"R1ET1" (stamped)
"451." (inked)
P-2568 (lid)
P-2568; 251 (jar)
New England Pottery Company (Maker)
6 (H), 18 (diameter) (inches)
Gift of Frederick M. Morth
1998.5748AB
Massachusetts (United States)
Boston (Suffolk county, Massachusetts)
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