Whiskey jar

Collection object


1993.0246
H. to rim 43.2. D. base 21.2, above bevel 22.3 shoulder 27.2, rim external 6.3, internal 2.5 W. handle 4.3.
Whiskey jar, stoneware. Stamped across shoulder "3/ David Begley/ Wine & Spirit Merchant/ 36 William St & 29 High St/ Limerick/ Wholesale Store 28 High St". Flat base with bevelled edges, straight sides widening to shoulder, round shoulder; short squat neck with flat top rim, chipped above inscription. Wide strap handle attached below neck and at shoulder, rises a fraction above rim level, rounded point end at shoulder with three thumb-marks. Fragment missing from one side of handle. Clear glaze over bottom half, brown glaze on shoulder and rim.