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Teapot with ceramic, brass, and cloth components. Manufactured in China; c. 1880
Chinese teacups; c. 1880
Earthenware incense burner used in religious ceremonies, ancestor veneration, and traditional Chinese medicine; c. 1890
Donated by Emilie Fong


Earthenware soy sauce bottle, excavated in San Francisco’s Chinatown; c. 1880s
Donated by Steve Iverson



Chinese-manufactured tea caddy, wicker basket with burlap cover, used for keeping teapot warm; 1891
Donated by Clarence M. Dixon











