Whiskey jar

Collection object


1993.0247
H. to rim 31.2 D. base 15.7, top of bevel 16.4, shoulder 19.6, neck base 4.8, rim external 5.7, internal 2.5
Whiskey jar, stoneware, one gallon. Stamped across shoulder "Michael Callanan/ Wine & Spirit Merchant/ Hospital". Flat base, bevel from base to body, straight sides widening to shoulder, rounded shoulder short squat neck. Wide strap handle, rising slightly above rim, attached below neck and at shoulder; shoulder end of handle V-shaped with single thumb-mark at centre. Oval stamp below neck between handle and main inscription "Price/ 4/ Bristol". Clear glaze over bottom half, brown glaze from shoulder up. Chip from neck restored with clay/ plaster, chip out of glaze on handle.


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