Domestic object - Ceramic flagon, Drayton & Sons Pty. Ltd, Unknown

Historical information

Flagons are vessels with a handle and spout used to hold alcoholic beverages, usually wine. In colonial times it would have been set on a table to share with friends or family.

Physical description

A brown and beige ceramic Port wine flagon or jug, with a handle and cork stopper.

Inscriptions & markings

'Draytons Bellevue Vineyards Family Port. Wine product of Australia. Produced and bottled on the estate by Drayton & Sons Pty. Ltd. Pokolbin 2320. 1 Litre'

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