Antique English pottery money bank named and dated Maria Barker Pontefract 1844

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£1850

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

£1850    $2497

Description

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.

Additional information

Dimensions 64.5 × 6.25 in