Marmalade jar
James Keiller and Son Ltd.
Category
Ceramics
Date
Unknown
Materials
Earthenware
Measurements
115 mm (Height); 75 mm (Diameter)
Place of origin
Britain
Collection
Dunham Massey, Cheshire
NT 937454.3
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).
Provenance
Stamford collection; devised to the National Trust by Roger Grey, 10th Earl of Stamford (1896-1976).
Marks and inscriptions
EST. / 1797 [at top of leaf motif] / JAMES KEILLER & SON LTD. / DUNDEE / ORANGE MARMALADE [within leaf motif] / MADE FROM / SUGAR SYRUP & SEVILLE ORANGES / NET WEIGHT 16oz (1lb) 454 / MADE IN GREAT BRITAIN BY JAMES KEILLER & SON LTD. / DUNDEE AND CROYDON (printed in black below leaf motif)
Makers and roles
James Keiller and Son Ltd., manufacturer