Jar

A brown, salt-glazed stoneware jar, which probably held spirits, excavated from a well or cess pit behind the 'Plume of Feathers' public house, Greenwich, during building work in 1983. The name of the retailer 'H BENTALL WINE & SPIRIT MERCHANT 18 CECIL ST STRAND' impressed below the neck. The handle is missing.

Object Details

ID: AAA6251
Collection: Decorative art
Type: Jar
Display location: Not on display
Creator: Unknown
Date made: circa 1843
People: Bentall, H.
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
Measurements: Overall: 380 x 230 x 220 mm
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