Jar with Lid
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Object Label
Brown-glazed ceramic wares were used in many Korean kitchens for storage and serving of foodstuffs. More expensive porcelain and metal dishes were used as table settings if a household could afford them. Although they are often called honey pots, lidded small jars like these were used for a wide variety of sauces and pickled vegetables. Many Korean homes produced and stored large quantities of fermented and salt-preserved foods in very large ceramic jars that were kept outside. Cooks used these smaller jars when they retrieved those ingredients for use in the kitchen.
Caption
Jar with Lid, 19th century. Stoneware, glaze, Jar: Height: 7 5/16 in. (18.5 cm) Diameter at mouth: 3 13/16 in. (9.7 cm) Diameter at base: 3 7/8 in. (9.8 cm) Diameter at widest point: 7 3/4 in. (19.7 cm) Lid: Height: 1 3/16 in. (3 cm) Diameter at mouth: 1 7/8 in. (4.7 cm) Diameter at base: 2 3/4 in. (7 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Robert S. Anderson, 84.244.5a-b. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 84.244.5a-b.jpg)
Collection
Collection
Title
Jar with Lid
Date
19th century
Dynasty
Joseon Dynasty
Geography
Place made: Korea
Medium
Stoneware, glaze
Classification
Dimensions
Jar: Height: 7 5/16 in. (18.5 cm) Diameter at mouth: 3 13/16 in. (9.7 cm) Diameter at base: 3 7/8 in. (9.8 cm) Diameter at widest point: 7 3/4 in. (19.7 cm) Lid: Height: 1 3/16 in. (3 cm) Diameter at mouth: 1 7/8 in. (4.7 cm) Diameter at base: 2 3/4 in. (7 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Robert S. Anderson
Accession Number
84.244.5a-b
Rights
Creative Commons-BY
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