Preserving jar
Fowler Lee and Co. Ltd.
Category
Glass
Date
Unknown
Materials
Glass and paper
Measurements
210 mm (Height); 70 mm (Diameter)
Place of origin
Maidstone
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Dunham Massey, Cheshire
NT 936186.1
Summary
Glass jar with a handwritten label that reads 'Blackberries, August 20th 1934, to be used first', one of nineteen glass preserving jars by Fowler Lee & Co., (? Reading and) Maidstone, with wide necks and a green hue.
Provenance
Stamford collection; devised to the National Trust by Roger Grey, 10th Earl of Stamford (1896-1976).
Marks and inscriptions
On paper label stuck to body of jar: Black Berries / aug 20th / 1934 / to be used / first (handwritten)
Makers and roles
Fowler Lee and Co. Ltd., manufacturer