Description:
English whiteware flat, rectangular-shaped bin label painted "PORT" in overglazed black enamel, and with a pierced hole in the lobed top and unglazed back. Rectangular bins made of brick or stone were constructed in cellars store store bottled wine, spirits, etc.. Labels designed to hang in wine cellars bore the name of a wine or sometimes a number. These labels proved very popular, probably because they resisted damp better than most materials. They were produced from the last years of the 18th century to the beginning of the 20th century, the earlier ones in delft and the later ones in creamware, pearlware, or whiteware. Port is a shortened form of the name used for a fortified Portuguese red wine during the 17th century and earlier, "Port o Port" or "Port o Porto", Oporto being the town from which it was shipped.
Subjects:
Pottery; Enamel and enameling; glaze (coating by location) Link to share this object record:
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