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Canton Ginger Jar

Canton blue and white Ginger Jar without top. Very fine. Clear picture.

ACC 1979.3

OBJ 1979.3.13

6 1/2 high; 6 1/4” wide; 5 1/4” diameter bottom

Estimated age: circa 1790



What visitors say

Thank you so much for leading us on a guided tour of the Joel Lane House! I had no idea that the kitchen was separate from the main house, and how different the two are. I had always assumed that the most dangerous job for a slave was in the fields, but your expertise showed me that the kitchen (because of the heat and potential for fire) was actually the most dangerous for a slave woman…

Maggie