Whiskey jar
Collection object
1989.0221
H.42.5 Diameter of base 23.3, diameter at shoulder 26.3
Stoneware whiskey jar, 3 gallon, stamped "3, R.Wallace & Co., Wine Merchants, 111 George Street, Limerick", on shoulder opposite the handle. A circular maker's stamp is also on the shoulder. Broad base widening to a rounded shoulder, short squat neck. Strap handle attached at shoulder, with thumb impressions and looping round to just below the neck. Glazed overall, clear glaze over the lower two thirds, speckled brown over the top third.