Object number
98/3
Creator
Description
This is a glazed, stoneware jar with flattened shape. It has one handle but no stopper. The upper part of the jar has a brown glaze and the lower part is cream coloured. It has the inscription: 'PICKEN AND CO. // Wine and Spirit Merchants // PLYMOUTH'. The vessel was made by Melsom, a potter from Bristol.
Physical description
1 wine jar: glazed stoneware, good condition.
Archival history
MERL 'Handwritten accession' form (Institute of Agricultural History) – 'Standard museum name: WINE JAR // Accession number: 98/3 // Classification: TRADES & PROFESSIONS Grocer // Negative number: 60/16936 // Acquisition method: GIFT // Acquired from, date: January 1998 [...] FARLEY HILL // Store: Small object // Condition: good // Recorder, date: JMB 26.7.99 // Description: Glazed, stoneware jar with flattened shape. It has one handle but no stopper. The upper part of the jar is brown and the lower part cream coloured. Inscription: 'PICKEN AND CO. // WINE AND SPIRIT MERCHANTS // PLYMOUTH'. Maker: MELSOM // Dimensions: Height: 29.0cm Max width: 16.0 cm // Associated information: This jar was dug up in the garden of the above address. See 98/2. // References: Entry no. 032'
Production place
Bristol
Object name
Material
Technique
Dimensions
- Height 290 mm
- Width 160 mm
Associated subject
Associated person/institution
