Vase/Palace Jar (one of a pair)
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1840-1860
China
This enormous vase and its mate have been in Hampton’s Great Hall since at least 1867 when they are listed in John Ridgely’s estate inventory. They can also be seen in the earliest interior photograph of Hampton, a stereopticon view of the hall taken in 1872.
Porcelain. H 123.8, Dia 41.9 cm
Hampton National Historic Site, HAMP 1025