Bottle - Soy Sauce
Production date
Late 19th Century
Country
Australia
State/Province
Queensland
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Object detail
Description
Ceramic brownware bottle. Concave base with a squat body and a long shoulder leading to a narrow mouth with a rolled lip. A short spout emerges from about half way up the shoulder. Buff coloured body with a thick brown glaze.
Classification
ARCHAEOLOGY Historical archaeology Overseas Chinese
ARCHAEOLOGY Historical archaeology Late 19th century
ARCHAEOLOGY Historical archaeology Domestic
PACKAGES AND CONTAINERS Bottle sauce bottle
ARCHAEOLOGY Historical archaeology Late 19th century
ARCHAEOLOGY Historical archaeology Domestic
PACKAGES AND CONTAINERS Bottle sauce bottle
Production date
Late 19th Century
Production place
Measurements
H135 x Dia. 140 mm
Media/Materials description
ceramic
History and use
This ceramic soy sauce bottle was manufactured in the mid-late 19th century and was recovered from archaeological excavations at the Cairns Chinatown in the early 2000s. These vessels are often referred to as 'brownware', a category of dark-brown glazed ceramic bottles, jars and other foodstuff containers that are characteristic of overseas Chinese sites.
Uploaded to the Web 27 May 2011.
Uploaded to the Web 27 May 2011.
Registration number
S904.470
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