Water dropper

Museum number:
9-12665
Permalink:
ark:/21549/hm21090012665
Alternate number:
1577 (original number)
Accession number:
Acc.3032 and Acc.3032.07
Description:
Water dropper; white porcelain glazed, floral decoration in blue on top. Domed round top with nine flat sides, bottom ⅓ rounded, angles sharply to narrow base. Spout on one flat side. Black blemish on one side of bottom third. No foot. Hole in center top. Dirt around spout. 3” (7.5 cm) diameter, 2” (5.0 cm) high.
Donor:
Design Department (UC Berkeley) and George H. Kerr
Collection place:
Korea
Verbatim coll. place:
Korea
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Porcelain (visual works)
Function:
7.1 Writing and Records (including religious texts)
Accession date:
1974
Department:
Asia (except western Russia)
Images:
Hearst Museum object 1 of 2 titled Water dropper, accession number 9-12665, described as Water dropper; white porcelain glazed, floral decoration in blue on top. Domed round top with nine flat sides, bottom ⅓ rounded, angles sharply to narrow base. Spout on one flat side. Black blemish on one side of bottom third. No foot. Hole in center top. Dirt around spout. 3” (7.5 cm) diameter, 2” (5.0 cm) high.Hearst Museum object 2 of 2 titled Water dropper, accession number 9-12665, described as Water dropper; white porcelain glazed, floral decoration in blue on top. Domed round top with nine flat sides, bottom ⅓ rounded, angles sharply to narrow base. Spout on one flat side. Black blemish on one side of bottom third. No foot. Hole in center top. Dirt around spout. 3” (7.5 cm) diameter, 2” (5.0 cm) high.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Water dropper, accession number 9-12665, described as Water dropper; white porcelain glazed, floral decoration in blue on top. Domed round top with nine flat sides, bottom ⅓ rounded, angles sharply to narrow base. Spout on one flat side. Black blemish on one side of bottom third. No foot. Hole in center top. Dirt around spout. 3” (7.5 cm) diameter, 2” (5.0 cm) high.Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Water dropper, accession number 9-12665, described as Water dropper; white porcelain glazed, floral decoration in blue on top. Domed round top with nine flat sides, bottom ⅓ rounded, angles sharply to narrow base. Spout on one flat side. Black blemish on one side of bottom third. No foot. Hole in center top. Dirt around spout. 3” (7.5 cm) diameter, 2” (5.0 cm) high.

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