Whiskey jar

Museum number:
1-251620
Permalink:
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Accession number:
Acc.3605
Description:
Earthenware brown glazed whiskey jar body. Tapered neck with finish missing. Inscription possibly meaning "clever" in Chinese on base.
Donor:
City and County of San Francisco, Waste Water Management Program
Collection place:
Site N-5 (North Shore Pump Station), San Francisco Waterfront, San Francisco
Production place:
China
Collector:
Archeo-Tec
Object type:
archaeology
Object class:
Earthenware, Vessels (containers), and Whiskey jars
Department:
Nonnative California (archaeology and ethnology)
Images:
Hearst Museum object 1 of 8 titled Whiskey jar, accession number 1-251620, described as Earthenware brown glazed whiskey jar body. Tapered neck with finish missing. Inscription possibly meaning "clever" in Chinese on base.Hearst Museum object 2 of 8 titled Whiskey jar, accession number 1-251620, described as Earthenware brown glazed whiskey jar body. Tapered neck with finish missing. Inscription possibly meaning "clever" in Chinese on base.Hearst Museum object 3 of 8 titled Whiskey jar, accession number 1-251620, described as Earthenware brown glazed whiskey jar body. Tapered neck with finish missing. Inscription possibly meaning "clever" in Chinese on base.Hearst Museum object 4 of 8 titled Whiskey jar, accession number 1-251620, described as Earthenware brown glazed whiskey jar body. Tapered neck with finish missing. Inscription possibly meaning "clever" in Chinese on base.Hearst Museum object 5 of 8 titled Whiskey jar, accession number 1-251620, described as Earthenware brown glazed whiskey jar body. Tapered neck with finish missing. Inscription possibly meaning "clever" in Chinese on base.Hearst Museum object 6 of 8 titled Whiskey jar, accession number 1-251620, described as Earthenware brown glazed whiskey jar body. Tapered neck with finish missing. Inscription possibly meaning "clever" in Chinese on base.Hearst Museum object 7 of 8 titled Whiskey jar, accession number 1-251620, described as Earthenware brown glazed whiskey jar body. Tapered neck with finish missing. Inscription possibly meaning "clever" in Chinese on base.Hearst Museum object 8 of 8 titled Whiskey jar, accession number 1-251620, described as Earthenware brown glazed whiskey jar body. Tapered neck with finish missing. Inscription possibly meaning "clever" in Chinese on base.

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