Helmet-Shaped Cream jug

Ceramic

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Drexel Founding Collection

Name/Title

Helmet-Shaped Cream jug

Entry/Object ID

3253

Acquisition

Source (if not Accessioned)

Marjorie Ellis Kroha

Notes

Date: 1976 Credit Line: Bequest of Marjorie Ellis Kroha, Class of 1914, Home Economics Means of Accession: Bequest

Made/Created

Artist

Jingdezhen Kilns

Date made

circa 1785

Place

City

Jingdezhen

Country

China

Continent

Asia

Dimensions

Dimension Notes

H, L, W: 5 1/4x6 1/4x3 1/4 in; H, L, W: 13.33x15.87x8.26 cm

Height

5-1/4 in

Width

3-1/4 in

Length

6-1/4 in

Height

13.33 cm

Width

8.26 cm

Length

15.87 cm

Material

Hard paste porcelain

Interpretative Labels

Label Type

Exhibition Label

Label

Experimentation with the forms of tea wares was common, as can be seen with this helmet shaped milk jug and triangular tea canister.