Name/Title
Cream JugEntry/Object ID
A1982.14.115Description
Cream or milk jug having a pear-shaped body, standing on a foot ring, with a small triangular spout (now gone) and a simple curved handle (now gone), painted in underglaze blue with a line at the foot, two bands of horizontal floral sprays around the body, and a line at the rim.
Originally this jug would have had a domed cover.Context
Of the two most popular types of tea consumed in the eighteenth-century British Atlantic world, only Bohea, a black tea, was taken with milk. Green tea, which is dried but not fermented, was generally taken plain, and was initially more popular. After the introduction of the darker and richer Bohea and other black teas, which are dried and fermented, the creamer became an integral part of tea equipage.Collection
CeramicsMade/Created
Date made
circa 1725 - circa 1740Time Period
18th CenturyPlace
City
JingdezhenLocation
ChinaRegion
East AsiaContinent
AsiaMaterial
Hard Paste PorcelainRelationships
Related Places
Place
Location
StentonCity
PhiladelphiaState/Province
PennsylvaniaCountry
United States of AmericaContinent
North AmericaRelated Events
Event
1982 Archeological Excavation
