Stoneware Crock Wigtownshire Creamery Pure Fresh Cream Pot Advertising Antique

Description

Up for your consideration is a
charming antique cream-colored salt-glaze stoneware pot/jar that was manufactured between 1888-1912 in Glasgow, Scotland.
FEATURES:
*  The crock
contained pure fresh cream from the Wigtownshire Creamery Co. located in the port town of Stranraer, Scotland.
*
The advertising pot features the company logo of a milkmaid holding her bucket and milking stool, surrounded by a scrolled cartouche showing the name of the creamery in a brown/sepia transfer
*  According to the
Future Museum of Southwest Scotland, c
ream jars used by the Wigtownshire Creamery Company were manufactured by the Caledonian Pottery Company, Rutherglen, Glasgow.
*  T
he sepia-brown transfer dyes were used before 1912.
MEASUREMENTS:
Width: 2" at base;  2.25" across top; 3" across shoulder
Height: 4.75"
Capacity: 8 ounces (1 Cup)
CONDITION:
Pre-Owned Antique. In excellent condition considering age and use! No cracks. One chip on rim. Some minor firing pops and flaws by the Glasgow Pottery Co.
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