Marmalade jar
James Keiller & Son Ltd
Category
Ceramics
Date
Unknown
Materials
Earthenware
Measurements
115 mm (Height); 75 mm (Diameter)
Place of origin
Britain
Collection
Dunham Massey, Cheshire
NT 937454.2
Summary
One of three white/cream 1lb earthenware jars of James Keiller and Son's Dundee Marmalade. Each jar features manufacturer's information in black with the company and product name within a wreath of leaves tied with a ribbon bow at the bottom. The rest of the decoration differs slightly (see photographs). (b) bears the words 'ONLY PRIZE MEDAL FOR MARMALADE / LONDON 1862'.
Provenance
Stamford collection; devised to the National Trust by Roger Grey, 10th Earl of Stamford (1896-1976).
Marks and inscriptions
GRAND MEDAL OF MERIT VIENNA 1873 / JAMES KEILLER & SON'S / DUNDEE / MARMALADE [within leaf motif] / ONLY PRIZE MEDAL FOR MARMALADE / LONDON 1862 (printed on front in black)
Makers and roles
James Keiller & Son Ltd, manufacturer