English Delftware
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English Delftware is tin-glazed pottery made in London, Bristol, Liverpool and Wincanton from about 1550 to the end of the 18th century. A variety of wares was made, including jugs, bowls , bottles, jars, vases, teapots, candlesticks and large decorative dishes.
The shape of English Delftware drug jars is very distinctive with clear lettering and cartoon-like painted panels of angel's heads and flying cherubs.
[edit] References
F.H Garner, English Delftware (Faber and Faber, 1948)
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