A two-tone salt-glazed stoneware botanical brewery jug of cylindrical form with a conical shoulder and a single loop handle. The vessel features a honey-brown glazed upper section and handle, contrasting with a cream-coloured buff stoneware lower body. The body is decorated with black transfer-printed advertising text reading WATT & FERGUSSON BOTANICAL BREWERS MONTROSE WORKS ROTHERHAM, separated by a decorative scroll motif. The shoulder is further printed with a legal notice stating This Bottle is the property of WATT & FERGUSSON, anyone detaining it is liable to be prosecuted. The jug possesses a rounded rim and shows evidence of traditional production with small firing pits and glaze imperfections.
Height: 28 cm.
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