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English Bell-Metal Mortar, inscribed ‘IP’ ‘AP’ and ‘1611’. Manufactured in the foundry of Henry Farmer in possibly Tewkesbury, Gloucestershire or Evesham, Worcestershire
This English bell-metal mortar, was manufactured in the foundry of Henry Farmer in possibly either Tewkesbury, Gloucestershire or Evesham, Worcestershire in 1611. The waist is inscribed ...
English Bell-Metal Mortar, inscribed ‘ONELY PRAISE AND GLORY BE TO GOD FOR EVER 1619’. Manufactured at the Oldfield Foundry, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire
English bell-metal mortar, manufactured by George Oldfield I at The Oldfield Foundry in Nottingham, Nottinghamshire in 1619. The mortar rim has a band inscribed: ‘ONELY PRAISE ...
English Bell-Metal Mortar, inscribed ‘WCA 1654’. Manufactured at the Sturton Foundry, South Petherton, Somerset
This English bell-metal mortar, inscribed ‘WCA 1654’, was manufactured at The Sturton Foundry in South Petherton, Somerset in the year 1654. The mortar is decorated with the ...
English Delftware Barber-Surgeons bowl, 1680-1730
English Delftware Barber-Surgeons bowl, probably manufactured in London, 1680-1730 Barber-Surgeons bowls were designed with a recess in the rim to fit around the neck of ...
English Delftware Drug Jar: Apollo and Peacocks, around 1675-1700
In the ‘Apollo and peacocks’ design of drug jar Apollo’s head is centrally placed above the contents label. Apollo is the Roman god of ...
English Delftware Drug Jar: Cherubs and shell design, around 1700-1800
‘Cherubs and shell’ is one of the most common designs on jars manufactured during the 1700s. In the centre, above the contents label, is a ...
English Delftware Drug Jar: Fleur-de-Lys design, around 1670
On the fleur-de-lys design of drug jar the contents label is formed by a thick wavy line, with a fleur-de-lys along the bottom in the ...
English Delftware Drug Jar: Later songbirds design, 1690-1720
The ‘later songbirds’ design appeared at the beginning of the 1700s and was used on English Delftware drug jars until around 1770. It uses elements from ...
English Delftware Drug Jar: Pipe-Smoking Man design, around 1645-1655
The first English drug jars decorated with a contents label appeared in the mid-1600s. One of the earliest designs is the ‘pipe-smoking man’. The ...
English Delftware Drug Jar: Ribbon Cartouche design, 1658
The ‘ribbon cartouche’ design was produced on drug jars from 1655-1670, around the same time as the ‘pipe-smoking man’ design. The cartouche enclosing the contents ...