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Maker: Unidentified Buckley pottery
Lead-glazed red earthenware decorated with white slip and an incised inscription under yellowish lead glaze
Red-brown earthenware with incised decoration overall except for a U-shaped panel coated in white slip, surrounded by an applied U-shaped garland in relief, and coated with yellowish lead-glaze except for the base and the inside of the cover. The jar is cylindrical with on each side, a handle formed by an applied mossy-looking pad with short projecting stumps of two narrow cut-off branches. The sides slope outwards at the top to form a ledge inside to take the cover. On the front there is a white slip cartouche with an incised inscription, appearing brown, "Mr John Ellis,/Coal Merchant,/Minera./_ _ _". The cover is domed and has a handle formed by two crossed over branches. All the cut branch ends were dabbed with white slip before glazing.
History note: Unknown before donor
Bought from Mr C. Farrance
Height: 15.5 cm
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Method of acquisition: Bought (1937-04-07) by Farrance, C.
Circa 1895 CE - 1920 CE
Several potteries were operating in Buckley in the late 19th and early 20th century. This jar is typical of the 'rustic' wares produced from the mid 1890s until at least 1927. The jar may have been intended for tobacco.
Cartouche
composed of
slip coating
( white)
Lid Not Inside
composed of
lead-glazing
( yellowish)
Pot Whole Not Base
composed of
lead-glazing
( yellowish)
Rim
Diameter 11.4 cm
Body
Decoration
Front Panel
Handles
Visible Surfaces
red Earthenware
Inscription present: r of Mr is raised
Accession number: EC.11 & A-1937
Primary reference Number: 76855
Stable URI
Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Applied Arts
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