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Tea Jar

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Date
1850 – 1900
Material
wood; metal
Catalogue Number
104.19.0060
Description
Footed, bulbous, lidded container with copper lining, green from corrosion, and gold black speckled background throughout, with gold lacquer floral vine decoration through. Lid has knob and sits inside short jar rim.
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Title
Tea Jar
Date
1850 – 1900
Material
wood; metal
Dimensions
7.1 x 6.5 cm
Description
Footed, bulbous, lidded container with copper lining, green from corrosion, and gold black speckled background throughout, with gold lacquer floral vine decoration through. Lid has knob and sits inside short jar rim.
Subject
households
tea ceremony
Japanese
Edith Morse Robb
Edward S. Morse
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
104.19.0060
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