POT, CHAMBER

Description: EARTHENWARE. POT IS ROUNDED WITH A FLAT BOTTOM. AT TOP AND BOTTOM IT BECOMES NARROWER THEN FLARES. OUTSIDE IS WHITE W/ GREEN FLORAL DESIGN, THERE IS ALSO GREEN FLORAL DESIGN AROUND INSIDE RIM. THERE IS A SLIGHTLY RAISED DESIGN ON THE MAIN BODY. A HANDLE IS ATTACHED VERTICALLY TO ONE SIDE, HAS SAME FLORAL DESIGN ON IT AS INSIDE RIM. "179" IS WRITTEN ON THE SIDE IN BLACK INK. ON THE BOTTOM OF THE POT IS THE MANUFACTURER'S MARK PRINTED IN GREEN. IT CONSISTS OF THE FIGURE OF BRITTANIA - SEATED WITH SHIELD AND SPEAR - IN THE MIDDLE OF A DOUBLE RING. BETWEEN THE RINGS IS "DUDSON WILCOX & TILL LTD. HANLEY ENGLAND". ABOVE THE RINGS IS " "NONPAREIL" ". INSIDE THE POT IS SOME DISCOLORATION. THERE ARE ALSO TWO PIECES OF DOUBLE-STICK TAPE ON THE BOTTOM INSIDE, AND A WHITE PLASTIC TAG EMBOSSED WITH "1987.179". THE ENTIRE SURFACE OF THE POT HAS THOUSANDS OF TINY CRACKS UNDERNEATH THE GLAZE. MISSING LID.

History: RELATED CATALOGUE # P19990035092-GA. SEE P19990035001-GA FOR ADDITIONAL HISTORY. NUMBER "18" WAS WRITTEN ON SIDE IN BLACK FELT MARKER, REMOVED BY CATALOGUER.