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19thc Pure Milk Milk Pail Berry and Warmington Liverpoolliver
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19thc Pure Milk Milk Pail Berry and Warmington Liverpoolliver

19th century
Description

A 19thc c1880 large pottery milk pail from berry and warmington .

It measures24cms h 33cms d

No chips or repairs but a few perfectly stable hair line cracks see pics.

A kitchenalia rarity and as normal offered at our normal realistic price .

UK only postage £20

All forms of payment including ccs etc

Lapada_cinoa members since1985

Established in1977 in chester

Date of Manufacture

Mike Melody Antiques has dated this Victorian Ceramic Milk Pail to the 1890s.

Independent Date Check ID 09713173
Dealer's Item Date1890s
Sellingantiques Date1890s
Sellingantiques agingItem 115-145 years old
Test ResultsPassed dating check
Why Sellingantiques dated this piece to THE 1890s:
Transfer mark for Berry & Warmington Liverpool: late Victorian shopfitters and dairy outfitters.
Transfer-printed cow vignette and bold lettering: late nineteenth-century commercial dairy style.
All-over fine crazing across the glaze: natural ageing across decades.
Moulded reeded body with integral handles: typical late Victorian dairy counter ware.

This is an independent date report produced by Sellingantiques using its own proprietary system. The process uses the photographs shown on this page. The system is never told the date the dealer has declared. This report shows that the two dates corroborate.

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Description
A 19thc c1880 large pottery milk pail from berry and warmington .

It measures24cms h 33cms d

No chips or repairs but a few perfectly stable hair line cracks see pics.

A kitchenalia rarity and as normal offered at our normal realistic price .

UK only postage £20

All forms of payment including ccs etc

Lapada_cinoa members since1985

Established in1977 in chester

Date of Manufacture

Mike Melody Antiques has dated this Victorian Ceramic Milk Pail to the 1890s.

Independent Date Report ID 09713173
Dealer's Item Date1890s
Sellingantiques dating1890s
Sellingantiques agingItem 115-145 years old
Test ResultsPassed dating check
Why Sellingantiques dated this piece to the 1890s:
Transfer mark for Berry & Warmington Liverpool: late Victorian shopfitters and dairy outfitters.
Transfer-printed cow vignette and bold lettering: late nineteenth-century commercial dairy style.
All-over fine crazing across the glaze: natural ageing across decades.
Moulded reeded body with integral handles: typical late Victorian dairy counter ware.

This is an independent date report produced by Sellingantiques using its own proprietary system. The process uses the photographs shown on this page. The system is never told the date the dealer has declared. This report shows that the two dates corroborate.

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SA1244739
Mike Melody Antiques
Mike Melody Antiques
Sellingantiques verified Since Jan 2013

Combined 85 years of buying and selling quality antiques and still loving it.

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A large off-white ceramic milk pail featuring a black transferware illustration of cows above bold text reading PURE MILK.
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Archive I A large off-white ceramic milk pail featuring a black transferware illustration of cows above bold text reading PURE MILK.

19thc Pure Milk Milk Pail Berry and Warmington Liverpoolliver

Archive II A large off-white ceramic milk pail featuring a black transferware illustration of cows above bold text reading PURE MILK. View II
Archive III A large off-white ceramic milk pail featuring a black transferware illustration of cows above bold text reading PURE MILK. View III
Archive IV A large off-white ceramic milk pail featuring a black transferware illustration of cows above bold text reading PURE MILK. View IV
Archive V A large off-white ceramic milk pail featuring a black transferware illustration of cows above bold text reading PURE MILK. View V
Archive VI A large off-white ceramic milk pail featuring a black transferware illustration of cows above bold text reading PURE MILK. View VI
Archive VII A large off-white ceramic milk pail featuring a black transferware illustration of cows above bold text reading PURE MILK. View VII
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Mike Melody Antiques

Mike Melody Antiques
Telephone 07534 226563
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Cheshire
United Kingdom
Dealer Profile Page sellingantiques.co.uk/melodyantiques
Verified Since Jan 2013
Items For Sale 141
Items Sold 749
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A large off-white ceramic milk pail featuring a black transferware illustration of cows above bold text reading PURE MILK.
19THC PURE MILK MILK PAIL BERRY AND WARMINGTON LIVERPOOLLIVER
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A large off-white ceramic milk pail featuring a black transferware illustration of cows above bold text reading PURE MILK.
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  • ObjectMilk Pail
  • Period19th century
  • StyleVictorian Commercial
  • MaterialIronstone, Earthenware, Glaze
  • ColourOff-White and Black
  • MotifsBovine transferware graphic, bold typography, ribbed body, side lugs

This Victorian commercial milk pail comes from the late nineteenth century. It is made from off-white ironstone with a smooth glaze, featuring a black transferware graphic of two cows standing in a field beneath a cloudy sky, alongside bold typography reading pure milk. The vessel has a wide, rounded body shaped with horizontal ribbed mouldings and two protruding side handles known as lugs. Measuring 24 cm in height and 33 cm in diameter, this kitchenalia piece works well placed on a kitchen island or shelf as decorative storage for utensils or dried flowers. It exhibits stable hairline cracks, with no chips or repairs.

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Victorian ironstone milk pails were heavy ceramic vessels used in 19th-century shops and dairies to store and display milk. They frequently featured bold black or blue transfer printing with typography and bovine illustrations to signal cleanliness and origin to customers.

These pails were constructed from heavy glazed earthenware or ironstone pottery, designed to withstand daily commercial use while keeping liquid cool. The decorative inscriptions and graphics were applied using copper-plate transfer-printing techniques before the final firing.

Authentic 19th-century pieces exhibit significant weight consistent with dense ironstone, fine glaze crazing, and slight hand-application variations in the transferware print. Original maker stamps or supplier names, such as regional Liverpool or London firms, are often impressed or printed onto the ceramic.

A ceramic dairy pail functions as a centrepiece on a kitchen island, a planter for greenery, or a storage container for wooden utensils or firewood. Its monochrome palette integrates seamlessly with rustic, traditional English country, or modern farmhouse schemes.

Clean glazed ceramic dairyware with warm water and a gentle liquid soap using a soft cloth or non-abrasive sponge. Avoid exposing antique ironstone to rapid temperature fluctuations or chemical cleansers that could penetrate fine glaze crazing.
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