
Offering this Ironstone Potted Meat Crock – Chichester. The brand comes from Shippam’s, a famous British food producer based in Chichester that was founded in 1750 by William Shippam as a butcher’s shop in West Sussex, England. By the 1800s, Shippam’s had become one of Britain’s best-known paste manufacturers.
The wording “HIGH CLASS POTTED MEAT” was part of their marketing language emphasizing quality. These pots were sold filled with paste or potted meat reused in households as small ramekins, condiment dishes, or butter pots.
This antique shallow pot is in good condition with age related coloring and crazing, and no chips or cracks.
Measures Approximately 3 1/4″ diameter x 1 1/4″ Tall
Please consider the images of this rare pot as the best part of my description.
Most pots have some level of crazing, may have spots of discoloration, light hairline cracks and minor chips and fleabites that should be considered patina, additions to character and do not detract from its display value. These are expected due to age, they were often buried for decades before being dug up and rescued.
This is an authentic antique advertising pot sourced during my recent buying trip to England. I have been sourcing these wonderful antique pots for over 12 years from sources who are actually digging them up in ancient rubbish sites all over England. I purchased my first antique Advertising pot when my husband and I had the wonderful opportunity to live in England in the 1980’s. Our daughter was born there and we enjoyed living in England so much we often went back to visit after returning to the US.
Interestingly, this same daughter’s husbands job moved them to London were we have enjoyed visiting our grandchildren and traveling the countryside antiquing.
On our many visits we have became friends with many of the “diggers” excavating the ancient dumpsites all over the UK and now source thousands of pots from them every year. I still love the charm they add to every room they are placed in.
Returns are not excepted on these rare authentic pieces but please contact if you have any questions.
| Weight | 1.5 lbs |
|---|---|
| Dimensions | 5 × 5 × 5 in |
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