"Gladstone Chamber Pot"
Date
1877
Artist/Maker
Belleek Pottery
Place
[Belleek, Co. Fermanagh]
Technique
Manufactured
Dimensions
Width: 0.14cm
Height: 0.10cm
Height: 0.10cm
Caption
Porcelain chamber pot with a portrait of British Prime Minster William Ewart Gladstone, placed ignominiously on the inside bottom. Produced to appeal to Irish landlords whose rental income was reduced as a result of Gladstone's land reforms. First period Belleek Pottery (1863-1890).
Object number
FCM_1992_104