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This glazed earthenware jug was possibly made by the Cumnock Pottery in Ayrshire. It dates from the second half of the 19th century and is inscribed 'J. Samson & Son/Cumnock/Castle Douglas'.

The jug has a narrow neck which would have originally held a cork. The glaze stops approximately three centimetres above the bottom of the jar.

In Victorian times, advertising grew and was used by manufacturers as a way of appealing to their customers. The development of branded goods and the recycling of some types of container both favoured the use of jars and bottles as a means of advertising the supplier or the contents.

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• Online ID: 000-190-002-153-C
• Image Rights Holder: National Museums Scotland
• Project: National Museums Scotland
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• Ref: National Museums Scotland  H.MEK 138
• Date: Second half of the 19th century
  
• Material: Inscription: J. SAMSON & SON CUMNOCK CASTLE-DOUGLAS
  Jar
  
• Dimensions: 310 mm H (to top of handle) x 200 mm D
  
• What: Jar
  
• Subject: Post-medieval pottery and porcelain (NMAS Classification)
  
• Who: J. Samson and Son (Inscribed on the jar)
  
• Where: Scotland, Ayrshire, Cumnock
  Scotland, Kirkcudbrightshire, Castle Douglas
  
• Event:
• Description: Glazed cream and dark brown jar with a handle and a narrow neck which held a cork, with an inscription on the front of the jar
  
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