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Passing the Spring Equinox, meaning the days are finally longer than the nights, and heading for Easter, is a natural time to be thinking of holidays, dating stoneware jugs if options are still somewhat restricted. Capturing a not entirely realistic view of rural life, many good British potteries, including Spode, Coalport, Royal Worcester, and Sylvac, started producing miniature pottery versions of rose-clad cottages and half-timbered buildings in the 18th century. Great for collectors: for relatively little outlay, one can build up a veritable village!
Moving from the mantelpiece to the table, cottage ware is not restricted to teapots, as can be seen from this colourful selection currently in the centre. Hugely appealing to those uprooted by 19th century industrialisation to the cities, its popularity rose again in the inter-war Depression era.
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People usually purchased two or three core items such as a tea or coffee pot, milk jug, and sugar bowl. Aspirational extra items included a hot water jug, biscuit barrel, cheese or butter dish, jam and preserve pots, cruet sets, and dessert plates, through to ashtrays and chamber pots! Going back to the source is often recommended to avoid misinformation: many individual potteries have their own written histories and old catalogues. There are also plenty of good reference books: perfect for a little holiday reading, whatever the British dating stoneware jugs
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