Earthenware jug

This earthenware jug was made in 1873 by Robert Cochran & Co. at either their Britannia or Verreville pottery in Glasgow.

The plain jug is painted with 'J. Carmichael 1873' on the body and marked 'R Cochran & Co., Glasgow' on the base.

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

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Online ID:	000-100-003-391-C
Image Rights Holder:	National Museums Scotland
Project:	0098: National Museums Scotland Project description \| View all records in project
Ref:	National Museums Scotland H.MEK 1064
Date:	1873
Material:	Inscription: Carmichael 1873 / Cochran & Co, Glasgow
Dimensions:	190 mm H x 95 mm base D
What:	Jug
Subject:	Post-medieval pottery and porcelain (NMAS Classification)
Who:	Carmichael (Inscribed on the jug) Cochran and Co., Glasgow (Maker)
Where:	Scotland, Lanarkshire, Glasgow
Event:
Description:	Jug inscribed Carmichael 1873, by Cochran and Co. of Glasgow
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