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Chamber pot ?

Collection Type

  • Decorative arts

Date

1893-1926

GUSN

GUSN-23747

Description

White ironstone lidded container w/ raised banding at neck; rounded body w/ tapered neck; cover w/ knobbed handle at top; body is white.

Details

Descriptive Terms

chamber pots
ironstone (pottery)
Ironstone
POT, CHAMBER

Inscription

Stamped on bottom: ""MELLOR & CO."" [w/ Royal Arms] This mark was used ca.1893-ca.1926.

Associated Building

Original to Castle Tucker (Wiscasset, Me.),

Maker

Cook Pottery Co. (Maker)

Location of Origin

Trenton, NJ, USA

Dimensions

13.5 (H), 9 (diameter) (inches)

Credit Line

Gift of Miss Jane S. Tucker

Accession Number

1998.5670AB

Places

New Jersey (United States)

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