Prattware Printed Pot Lid & Base
The Room in Which Shakspeare was Born, 1564
F. & R. Pratt & Co was founded in the early 19th century, quickly becoming an important manufacturer of domestic earthenware and polychrome transfer printed pot lids that were used for food, toiletries and pharmaceuticals
Artistry done by Jesse Austin, an accomplished watercolour artist and engraver, who joined the company in the early 1840s
Base and lid are taped closed
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