bowl
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact23961
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Accession Code
- HV975.5.321
- Description
- Ceramic orange bowl with green, yellow, and blue floral design; orange label contains horizontal black Chinese characters and vertical faint characters in pencil; inside of bowl is white. Artifact is on far left in photograph.
- Object History
- This item originates from the Chinese Herbalist Store “Way Sang Yuen Wat Kee & Co.”, Victoria B.C.
- Classification
- Chemical T&E
- Marks/Labels
- Label contains Chinese characters that are literally translated to: "mother, female, origin, nut, venter"; "man, membor of a family, fourth"; "incense, appetizing, fragrant". When adjusted for English comprehension, product is "clove fruit." Dried fruit in oval shape. The length is about 2-3cm. The surface is in dark brown. The taste is a little bit spicy. It’s a good treatment for heartburn, vomiting, bad breath and pediatric hernia.
- Measurements
- 7 cm height x 8 cm diameter