Historical information

Pottery jars were used to store dry goods such as tea, tobacco, flour etc. in the household. These jars usually had a cork stopper.

Significance

Historical: History of Pottery available in the Kiewa Valley.

Physical description

Pottery storage jar made from red clay, fired and glazed. It has straight sides for 3 quarters of the way up from the base. It tapers to the opening which has a lip. It would have had a cork stopper.

Inscriptions & markings

1G (meaning 1 gallon?) indented on the tapered part near the top.