Summary
This Asian, dark brown glazed ceramic container was excavated at Casselden Place in 2003.
Cultural diversity in Little Lon.
Little Lon was home to a diverse population. Germans, Jews and Irish arrived in the mid 19th century; Chinese, southern Europeans and Syrians (Lebanese) in the 1880s; and Italians in the 1890s. Immigrants sometimes brought objects with them to remind them of home, or purchased new items that re-affirmed national loyalties. Pipes, vases or plates were decorated with flags, military heroes, an Irish lyre or English roses. The amount of foreign currency excavated also attests to diversity of the immigrants who frequented Little Lon.
Physical Description
A a short, wide, dark brown glazed ceramic, pickle or ginger jar. Of Asian origins, probably China.
Physical Description
PICKLE OR GINGER JAR. PROBABLY CHINESE
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Collecting Areas
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Acquisition Information
Transfer from Heritage Victoria, Industry Superannuation Property Trust, 03 May 2005
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Context Number
3.209
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Site
Australia, Victoria, H7822-1209, Casselden Place, 50 Lonsdale Street, Melbourne
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Specific Activity
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Decoration
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Colour
Brown, Dark
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Moulding
Other
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Provenance
Asia
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Type of item
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Object Measurements
105 mm (Width), 95 mm (Height)
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