This page shows the 'Precious' ointment pot, origination unkown
The Precious Ointment pot is a simple pot dating from around 1860. Little information is known about this pot including the retailers name and origination. It carries blue print. A small article appears in BBR magazine no.74 regarding this ointment pot.
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Further detailed information can be obtained from the Historical Guide to Delftware and Victorian Ointment Pots book produced by Messrs. Houghton & Priestley, page 116. |