Boot polish bottle
Doulton
Category
Ceramics
Date
Unknown
Materials
Stoneware, cork and paper.
Measurements
155 mm (Height); 60 mm (Diameter)
Place of origin
Lambeth
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Penrhyn Castle, Gwynedd
NT 1420527
Summary
Boot polish bottle. A stoneware boot polish bottle, impressed with the mark DOULTON LAMBETH, with a cork stopper sealed in place and coated with polish. Some parts of the paper label remain attached to bottle, and appear to have read BROWN BOOT TOP POLISH and to have given directions for use.
Provenance
Purchased from Robert's Ironmongers Shop, Dolgellau August 9, 2000 by J Gallagher and P Brears
Marks and inscriptions
DOULTON LAMBETH On the side: BRO[WN BOOT T]OP P[OLISH] / DIRECTION [...]
Makers and roles
Doulton , maker