Name/Title
| Ceramics - Jar, tobacco |
Primary Maker
| Caledonian Pottery Company Ltd.
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Measurements
| H 25 W 16cm (H 9 13/16 W 6 5/16") |
Media/Materials
| earthenware |
Description
| Caramel colour glaze. Raised decorative vine and image of a man taking snuff. originally would have been overpainted with writing on the banner shape. Stamped below rim: 3/4 GALL. Believed to have been made by the Caledonian Pottery pre-1850 but no maker's marks to confirm this. Appears to be the same maker as 80.1527, a 1 gallon tobacco jar, also of unknown maker. |
Theme
| Our History --South Lanarkshire History --South Lanarkshire Domestic and Personal Life --Household and Domestic |
Accession No
| 80.016 |