Antique ironstone ointment pot - Moonseed ointment, Swindon
A rare diminutive Victorian ointment pot, made of white ironstone pottery with a notched rim and decorated with an elaborate black underglaze transfer using arched typography & fancy borders.
Moonseed Ointment
The Great Household Remedy
Sole proprietors
A.E. Powell & Co.
Swindon
Price 1/1½
The smaller of two known sizes (the larger priced at 2/9), an original pamphlet indicates that there were in fact three sizes available, but only examples of these two sizes have ever been found and the third is unknown.
Dimensions:
4.2cm diameter
5.2cm tall
Condition:
There are two filled chips on the rim and a hairline, along with age related glaze crazing, but the pot displays nicely and is a rare addition to a collection.
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