Object Title
Cocoon Jar
Measurements
14 1/4 x 10 15/16 x 16 15/16inches (36.2 x 27.8 x 43cm)
Creation Date
Western Han Dynasty (206 BCE-9 CE), 2nd century BCE - early 1st century CE
Credit Line
125th Anniversary Acquisition. Gift of Ann E. and Donald W. McPhail, 2017
Museum Name
Culture
Country of Origin
Object Type
Materials / Techniques
Provenance Information
With Li En Zhu, Ridgefield, CT; sold to Donald W. McPhail and Ann E. McPhail, Philadelphia, March 28, 1998; gift to PMA, 2017.
Exhibition Information
Philadelphia, Philadelphia Museum of Art, "Gifts in Honor of the 125th Anniversary of the Philadelphia Museum of Art", September 9 - December 11, 2002.
Publication Information
Gifts in honor of the 125th anniversary of the Philadelphia Museum of Art (Philadelphia: Philadelphia Museum of Art, 2002), 3, 167, checklist 10.
Section of the AAMD Guidelines relied upon for the exception to 1970
Gift or bequest expected or on loan prior to 2008
Explain why the object fits the exception set forth above
The donors, Donald and Ann McPhail, signed a gift pledge agreement with the Philadelphia Museum of Art on January 2, 2002.