Butter Tub, Two Temples II Variation Broseley

Item Number: D93
Shape Type: Butter Tub
Pattern Name: Two Temples II Variation Broseley
Date: c. 1830-1840
Dimensions:  D 6.5″, H 6.5″
Maker:  Unknown
Maker’s Mark: Unmarked
Description:
This  earthenware covered butter tub with pierced lid is printed in light blue underglaze in the Two Temples II Variation Broseley pattern on the lid with the same pattern reversed on the side of the pot. The corresponding butterfly border is printed on the inside of the pot’s rim and on the lid.
For an identical example see Gillian Neale, Encyclopedia of British Transfer-Printed Pottery Patterns 1790-1930, p. 78. Miller, England, 2005
Condition: Very good.