Bottlekiln lamp Moorcroft pottery Approx height 28cm

Approx height 28cm

quiet close to the Cauldon branch of the Trent and Mersey canal

Made by Burslem pottery in high fired stoneware

He looks a bit frazzled

Until the last decade of the 18th century it was known for coal mines and iron works

Bottlekiln lamp Moorcroft pottery Approx height 28cmBottle kilns were typical of the industrial landscape mostly built in the 18th and 19th centuries their association with Stoke on Trent reflects the fact that the British ceramics industry was mainly based in the city. Nothing depicts the potteries better than a bottle kiln, there were hundreds around Stoke on Trent. Height 22cm plus light fitting. no bulb or shade included for picture use only.