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ALCOVE 107. 
Large Royal Blue Porcelain Vases, manufactured by the 
Royal Porcelain Works, of Berlin, Germany ; gift of Richard 
Horstman ; height, 9 feet 2 inches. 
Three ancient earthen wine jars from Rome, which attracted 
great attention during the Exposition, where they were located near 
the Horticultural Building. These jars, which have a capacity of 
about 400 gallons, were in use many years ago in the preparation 
of wine, and were collected in Italy by an expert sent abroad by 
the World’s Columbian Exposition. No. i was found at Lubiaco 
in the grounds of the late Due di Sermomta. Nos. 2 and 3 were 
found at the Villa Ludovici while excavating for the foundation 
of the new Boncompagni Palace. No. 6 is a large glazed jar of 
symmetrical form from Japan. 
