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have been silver-plated there is no obvious remnant to support the
proposition. The bowl of the second spoon is 60mm in length and
unusually deep, suggestive of a soup spoon. The shape, however is more
oval than that of a modem-day soup spoon.
As with the comment made regarding the ceramic assemblage, the
presence of spoon, but not of other table implements may be suggestive of
dietary class, but not necessarily of components.
Handle
Item 148 «(photograph 368) is comprised of iron and very similar to the
style of handle often fitted to the filling aperture of Chinese teapots,
although it is acknowledge other descriptions, such as the handle from a
small smoothing iron may also be appropriate. It has a width of
approximately 11 mm, and was evidently intended to fold to one side when
not being used for carrying or pouring. The style of this handle is not like
any recorded by Ritchie or McCarthy.
8.2.8c Ginger Jars
One "ginger jar" (items 37 & 201) is represented in the artefact
assemblage from Chinaman's Garden Well. It has not been photographed.
This is made from quite coarse material, has brown-glazed interior and
externally has been dipped in a green glaze. The foot, which has a
diameter of approximately 60mm ,and the lower parts of the sides are
externally unglazed. Ritchie (1986:259) reports these from New Zealand
sites, and quotes Olsen (1978:35) in suggesting the contents included a
range of foods, such as "preserved chopped garlic, sliced turnip, green
onions, sweet gherkins, green plums, and preserved fish".
8.2.8d Food Jars
(photograph 36b)
Analysis of the fragments, glaze, and body of brown-glazed food jar items
suggests at least three of these jars are represented in the assemblage.
Photograph 8.25 refers to these. Two (items 97 and 123) had relatively
small diameter mouths, 25mm across. These are from soy pots. The
spout of a soy pot is also included in the assemblage (item 382).
A third jar, with a mouth 80mm in diameter is also represented. This
measurement coincides with that illustrated by Ritchie (1986:239) and
described as a small shouldered food jar. These jars are said to have
contained a variety of pickled and salted vegetables and shrimp paste
(Ritchie:242).