Whiskey jar

Collection object


1988.0146
max H. 32.0 x max D. 21.0 , D. base 16.5, H. neck 2.8 x max D. neck 5.4, W. handle 3.4
Whiskey Jar, ceramic, stoneware. Whiskey jar, globular, expanding to domed top, slightly expanded foot, mouth in centre of top, short neck with collar, neck flares to top, flat top. 1 gallon. Edge of base bevelled. Cream coloured to above point of greatest diameter, brown above. Strap handle, applied. Base flat. At top, opposite handle, transfer printed in black, smudged: EDWARD O'CONNELL / IMPORTER / WINE MERCHANT & SPIRIT DEALER / 44 WICKHAM St / LIMERICK. Right, near handle, in oval stamp: CURWEN BROS / LIVERPOOL.


Curwen Bros (potter)