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Dated: 1844 Mexborough Yorkshire England
A fine Yorkshire pottery money box or bank. Named and dated Maria Barker PONTEFRACT 1844.Interestingly the decorator of the piece mis-calculated the space required to enter the name and consequently adopted a rather fetching solution with the surname Barker. Such boxes were often gifts at Christening time or a birthday to encourage thrift.This money box is a based on the Wesley Methodist Chapel in the town of Mexborough.Attrubuted to the Emery Pottery located in Mexborough and closed in 1875.
Dimensions:6.25 inches high,64.5 inches wide
Current Condition: Professionally restored chimney.
Provenance: Private collection Cotswolds
Literature: Page 37 Mexborough Chapel Money Boxes, The Northern Ceramic Society England, Newsletter edition 189
Circa 1844
Dimensions
Height: 6.25inch, Width: 64.50inchCondition report
Professionally restored chimney.Stock number
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