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Jug with Tobagganing and Lacrosse
Bo'Ness Pottery1880s
Gardiner Museum
Toronto, Canada
Jug with brown transfer-print of early Canadian sports scenes depict figures playing lacrosse on one side and tobagganing on the other.
Canadian Sports
Scenes of sports reflecting the romance of Canadian outdoors and winters inspired the Scottish tableware manufacturer John Marshall and Co., Bo’ness Pottery. The source for these pictures may have been greeting cards published in the 1880s by Bennet and Co. This line was used in summer houses and cottages.
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Details
- Title: Jug with Tobagganing and Lacrosse
- Creator: Bo'Ness Pottery
- Date Created: 1880s
- Physical Dimensions: Overall: 5 1/2 × 4 5/16 × 2 3/8 in. (14 × 11 × 6 cm)
- Medium: Earthenware with brown transfer print from the “Canadian Sports” series
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