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White body with blue-grey tinted glaze. Squat round body tapering to wide circular bottom with canted foot ring. Circular mouth canted inward with ring to receive cover. Deep grey, broadly executed underglaze scene. Diagonal line border at shoulder.
ginger jars
porcelain
glazing (coating)
tin (metal)
Chinese export
Porcelain
Tin Glazed
Chinese Export
JAR, GINGER
Original to Hamilton House (South Berwick, Me.),
Unknown
Korea; China
6 x 6.625 (HxW) (inches)
Bequest of Elizabeth R. Vaughan
1949.597
Possibly
Possibly
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