Object number
67/42
Creator
Description
Earthenware jug with a glazed interior. Made at Lake Potteries, Truro, Cornwall. Its size suggests that it may be a traveller's sample.
A small earthenware jug, less than 6 cm tall, with a glazed interior. It has a rounded body and a pouring spout on the rim. The jug was made at Lake Potteries in Truro, Cornwall, and is stamped on the base 'Lakes Potteries // Truro // Cornwall'. Its small size suggests that it may have been a traveller's sample.
Physical description
1 jug: earthenware (red clay); good condition
Archival history
MERL Recording form – ‘Who used it: // When was it used: // How was it used: // Where was it used: // Has it a local name: // When this object was used do you know if it was common in many parts of the country or only in the place from which it came: // Who made it: Lake’s pottery Truro, Cornwall // When was it made: // Where was it made: Truro // From what materials is the object made: Red clay. Glazed inside // Is it corroded or broken or damaged in any other way: // What are its approximate measurements: 2.2” high // Have you a photograph of the object: // Has it any unusual characteristics: // Additional information: Dating information to be obtained from Lakes. May have been a travellers sample. // Could you please make a rough sketch of the object: [sketch]’
Production place
Truro [Cornwall]
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External document
- L:\MERL\Objects\JISC 2012\60 series negatives\60_8842.tif - High resolution image
