Object number
66/235
Description
This is a stoneware jug, which was used at the Maypole Dairy to store and sell cream from. This jug came from Dorchester.
Physical description
1 jug: stoneware (glazed); cream with brown rim; straight sided with wide top and handle
Archival history
MERL ‘History Artefacts’ card-‘JUG// Marketing Dairy Produce// Inscription: Maypole Dairy Co. Ltd//Purchased Dorchester- Dorset// C A Jewell// Description: A straight sided pot with a wide top and a handle. It is glazed cream except for brown rim. There is a picture of a Maypole in black on one side surrounded by the words Maypole Dairy Co. Ltd. Use. For storing cream for sale.’
Production place
Dorchester
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External document
- L:\MERL\Objects\JISC 2012\60 series negatives\60_7743.tif - High resolution image
- L:\MERL\Objects\JISC 2012\60 series negatives\60_7744.tif - High resolution image
