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Victorian Prattware Pot Lid
Pear Tree Antiques
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Victorian Prattware Pot Lid

19th century
Description

A Victorian Prattware pot lid ' The Fish barrow' in ebonised frame.

Physical Dimensions
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10.5cm (4.13")
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Pear Tree Antiques has dated this Victorian Prattware Pot Lid to the Victorian era.

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SA804158
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HFOS1120
Description
A Victorian Prattware pot lid ' The Fish barrow' in ebonised frame.
Width
10.5cm (4.13")
Date of Manufacture

Pear Tree Antiques has dated this Victorian Prattware Pot Lid to the Victorian era.

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SA804158
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HFOS1120
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A circular Victorian polychrome ceramic pot lid depicting a historical fishmonger scene, set within a turned ebonised wood frame.
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Archive I A circular Victorian polychrome ceramic pot lid depicting a historical fishmonger scene, set within a turned ebonised wood frame.

Victorian Prattware Pot Lid

Archive II A circular Victorian polychrome ceramic pot lid depicting a historical fishmonger scene, set within a turned ebonised wood frame. View II
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Pear Tree Antiques
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Pear Tree Antiques
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A circular Victorian polychrome ceramic pot lid depicting a historical fishmonger scene, set within a turned ebonised wood frame.
Victorian Prattware pot lid
Ref: SA804158
A circular Victorian polychrome ceramic pot lid depicting a historical fishmonger scene, set within a turned ebonised wood frame.
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A Victorian Prattware pot lid is a decorative earthenware cover manufactured during the nineteenth century, primarily produced by F. & R. Pratt of Fenton, Staffordshire. They featured multi-colour transfer-printed scenes and were originally used as lids for jars containing ointment, hair pomade, or food pastes.

Prattware pot lids were constructed from white earthenware ceramics using an advanced underglaze polychrome transfer printing process. Copper plates were engraved for each primary colour, inked with mineral-based pigments, and transferred sequentially onto the ceramic biscuit prior to glazing and firing.

Authentic nineteenth-century examples feature distinct register marks or registration diamonds, fine underglaze colour alignment, and micro-crazing consistent with age. Genuine period lids often exhibit subtle manufacturing imperfections and are frequently set within turned ebony or ebonised timber frames.

Framed Prattware pot lids are traditionally displayed as small-scale wall art grouped in gallery arrangements, hung in narrow wall spaces, or integrated into bookshelf displays. Their circular frames and detailed genre scenes complement classic, traditional, and eclectic interior schemes.

Clean the ceramic surface gently using a soft, dry lint-free cloth or a slightly damp cotton swab without chemical detergents. Protect the surrounding timber frame from moisture and avoid immersing the piece in water to prevent damage to the wood or staining of the earthenware glaze.
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