Jar

Object/Artifact

Purdue University Galleries

Name/Title

Jar

Entry/Object ID

1997.07.10.43

Acquisition

Accession

1997.07

Source or Donor

Sara E. Robertson

Acquisition Method

Bequest

Credit Line

Gift of Mrs. Sara E. Robertson From the collection of Robert (Robbie) Robertson, Class of 1902.

Made/Created

Date made

circa 1900 - circa 1930

Time Period

20th Century

Place

Country

China

Region

East Asia

Continent

Asia

Inscription/Signature/Marks

Type

Label

Location

base of jar

Transcription

Made in China No. 4376

Language

English

Material/Technique

Printed, Ink

Notes

paper label attached to base of object

Type

Stamp

Location

base of jar

Transcription

CHINA

Language

English

Material/Technique

Stamped, Ink

Type

Number

Location

base of jar

Transcription

1997.07.10.43A

Material/Technique

Written, Ink

Notes

Purdue Galleries accession number

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Jar

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Vessel

Nomenclature Class

Containers

Nomenclature Category

Category 07: Distribution & Transportation Objects

Dimensions

Dimension Description

base of the jar

Height

5 in

Width

5 in

Diameter

5 in

Dimension Notes

Body of jar not lid

Material

Porcelain

Provenance

Notes

Gift to Clarence Hovey "Big Robbie" Robertson [1871-1960] Lafayette, Indiana; through descent to his son Clarence Robertson [1909-1995] and his wife Sarah Elizabeth "Sally" Comer Robertson [1911-2009] Anderson, Indiana; donated to Purdue University Galleries in 1997.