Numero oggetto
57/248
Creatore
Descrizione
This earthenware cider bottle, also known as a 'Dorset pill', was used for carrying cider out to harvest fields. It was made at Verwood near Wimborne, an old established pottery which closed in the mid-twentieth century. It was used in south Hampshire, and was formerly a part of the collections at the Red House Museum, in Christchurch.
Descrizione fisica
1 cider bottle: earthenware; good condition
Storico archivio
MERL ‘Associated information’ form – 'Made at Verwood near Wimborne, an old established pottery closed recently. // Reference Hutchins "History of Dorset", 1756? // Used in south Hampshire. // [pencil sketch] // yellow glaze // earthenware...'
Luogo di produzione
Verwood
Nome oggetto
Materiale
Tecnica
