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1946.393.4
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Brown earthenware jar or jug, ca. 1900

This earthenware jar is believed to have once been owned and used by a local Chinese laborer to store liquor. These jars were often found left in agricultural fields in the area.
ID Number: 1946.393.4
Date: Circa 1900
Physical Description: 1 Jar; ceramic; 6.25 in.H x 5 in.Diam
Credit: MOHAI, 1946.393.4
Subjects: Asian American, Agriculture and Farms, Immigrants and Immigration Process

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