Antique Brown-Westhead, Moore & Co. Covered Jar, Pansies in Blue and Gold, c. 1887, 11"

Three big pansies in deep blue, their edges washed in rust, with gold laid over the top petals like leaf on an old picture frame. Smaller sprays climb both sides, and the lid carries the same flowers in a ring around its knob.

It was made in Staffordshire in the late 1880s as the covered jar of a bedroom washstand set, the big piece that stood on the floor beside the pitcher and bowl. These days it can take on other jobs. Maybe kindling by the fireplace. Maybe dog biscuits by the back door, lid on. Maybe a fat bunch of hydrangeas with the lid set aside.

It doesn't just store things. It brings the best china from a Victorian bedroom downstairs where people can see it.

Transfer-printed earthenware covered jar with two knob handles, printed in blue with rust and gilt highlights; the handles carry gilt starbursts. Printed mark on the base for Brown-Westhead, Moore & Co. of Hanley, Staffordshire ("B.W.M. & Co., Mow-Cop"), with design registration number Rd 70235, a number from 1887. 11" tall. Gilt worn in patches across the body and lid, wear to the gilt on the lid knob, and grime and a few small nicks on the unglazed foot rim, shown in the photos.

For the hearth, the back hall, or anyone who likes their storage with a past. #followthefeeling @tallmadge_ave_vintage

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