Old Sarum Kettles
1889 – 1921
More than 140,000 'kettles' were made and sold locally as souvenirs in Salisbury between 1889 and 1921. The original earthenware pitcher was chosen as the result of a misunderstanding because labels had been mixed up. It was believed to have been excavated at Old Sarum but it was really an oil or wine pitcher brought back from Africa in the 1800s. It was copied in stoneware by Royal Doulton and in bone china by W H Goss.
 
Other items in the Glass and Ceramics collection
Beilby Wine Glass
Bow Inkwell
Delft Tile
Five Senses
Old Sarum Kettles
Verwood Moneybox
Wedgwood Cauliflower Teapot
Wedgwood Emile Lessore Tazza
froWedgwood ‘Frog’ Plate
Wedgwood Queensware Cruet
Wiltshire Brown Ware Puzzle Jug
Wine glass

Wiltshire Council

Salisbury & South Wiltshire Museum
The King's House, 65 The Close, Salisbury, Wiltshire
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