Ceremonial gavel (2 of 2)

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A gavel is a small mallet rapped on the table to call for attention or silence. This shows one side of a ceremonial earthenware gavel, made by the Britannia Pottery Company in Glasgow. It is dated 1867.

The ceramic head is painted with the date 'December 21st 1867'.

Robert Cochran, already the owner of the Verreville Pottery at Finnieston on the River Clyde, established the Britannia pottery as a modern works in 1857, primarily to meet the Canadian export trade.

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• Online ID: 000-190-002-140-C
• Image Rights Holder: National Museums Scotland
• Project: National Museums Scotland
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• Ref: National Museums Scotland  H.1994.907
• Date: 1867
  Around 1867
  
• Material: Earthenware head and painted wood handle. Inscription: December / 21st 1867; Britannia Pottery
  Gavel, ceremonial
  
• Dimensions: 230 mm L overall; head 50 mm W x 28 mm D
  
• What: Gavel, ceremonial
  
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• Who: Britannia Pottery, Scotland (Maker)
  
• Where: SCOTLAND
  
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• Description: Ceremonial earthenware gavel with ceramic head painted with the date 'December 21st 1867', made by Britannia Pottery
  
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