"Scotch 'Whisky' Barrel"
Date
1877
Artist/Maker
Belleek Pottery
Place
[Belleek, Co. Fermanagh]
Technique
Manufactured
Dimensions
Width: 23.1cm
Depth: 18.3cm
Height: 32cm
Depth: 18.3cm
Height: 32cm
Caption
First Period Belleek Pottery (1863 - 1890). Used originally in a pub, the barrel is inscribed 'Armstrong's Double Trapped Cover Registered Oct R 9th 1877 No. 5958'. Robert Williams Armstrong, an architect from London, was one of the three co-founders of Belleek Pottery and the pottery's first manager and art director. Note the spelling of whisky, distinguishing the Scottish product from Irish whiskey.
Credit
Purchased with assistance from the Northern Ireland Museums Council and the Museum Friends
Object number
FCM_2005_015