82/41/1-2

This is a cream, glazed, earthenware storage jar with two handles and a lid. It was used by the donor's mother for storing eggs in water glass in the cellar of her home in Farnham, Surrey. The jar was believed to have been about 75 years old at the time of donation to the Museum in 1982.

1 storage jar with lid: cream earthenware; good condition- slightly chipped

MERL 'Handwritten accession' form (Institute of Agricultural History) – 'Standard museum name: Jar + Lid // Accession number: 82/41/1-2 // Classification: DOMESTIC Storing food // Negative number: 60/14252 // Acquisition method: Gift // Acquired from, date: Miss EM Bentall, [...] // Store: // Condition: Good (some chips) // Recorder, date: DJE 25.10.82 // Description: A cream earthenware storage jar with two handles and a lid. The outer surface is covered with a brown glaze, inside the glaze is clear. The jar is decorated with a band of incised ornament on a line with the handles. // Dimensions: 27 x 27cm (height with lid x diameter at rim) // Associated information: Believed to be as old as the donor (c75yrs). It was kept in the cellar of her mother's home in Farnham and was used for storing eggs in water glass. // References:', Letter, MERL to Miss Bentall, 21 October 1982 – 'Dear Miss Bentall, // I'm writing to thank you for the three items, knife board, brick powder, and storage jar which are very useful additions to our domestic collections. // Yours sincerely, // David J. Eveleigh, // Assistant Keeper.'

1900-01-01

Ceramic, earthenware, Glaze

Thrown, Moulded, Glazed