66/8/33

This is a small blue and white striped Delft storage jar. Found during the demolition of a blacksmith's forge in Great Shelford.
This is a small blue and white striped Delft storage jar. The rim is chipped and the glaze is flaking away in places. It was found with a large collection of bottles of horse potions which were uncovered during the demolition of a blacksmith's forge in Great Shelford.

1 storage jar: Delft earthenware; fair condition- broken rim and chipped edges

MERL ‘Handwritten Accession’ form - ‘66/8/1-48 // Accession 66/8 // Veterinary Preparations // This group of objects classified under LIVESTOCK veterinary // Photographed Nos: 60/10808-60/10815 // These objects all re-photographed as follows and negative cards put under subsidiary // 66/8/33 Jar, Livestock veterinary.’, MERL ‘Handwritten Accession’ (Institute of Agricultural History) - ‘ Jar // LIVESTOCK- Veterinary // Description: A small blue and white striped Delft storage jar, white based with two bands of four blue stripes just below the rim, and at the base. The rim is chipped and the glaze is flaking away in places. The jar has a flared rim. // Dimensions: Base dia 7.8cm Height 12.3cm dia of top 9.5cm // Associated Information: Found in the Forger with veterinary bottles at Gt. Shelford, Cambs.’

Ceramic, earthenware, Glaze

Fired, Glazed