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jar, lidded

human history
  • Description

    jar

    Made from porcelain. A large lidded jar, a circular opening with large rounded shoulders and a spherical body and a circular base. The lid is disk shape and also made from porcelain. The jar is decorated in rouge de fer ochre colour background with gold coloured designs of flowers and butterflies. There are two large medallions and four smaller ones in white showing still life of flowers and potted plants painted in polychrome enamels

  • Place
  • Accession Number
    1944.19
  • Accession Date
    Jan 1944
  • Other Id

    27189 (ethnology)

    K617 (ceramic)

    PM22 (Humphreys-Davies)

  • Department
jar, lidded, 1944.19, 27189, K617, PM22, © Auckland Museum… … Read more

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