Stoneware Bowl England Dickens Characters

Lidded dish marked on the bottom made In England. Has 4 different Charles Dickens Characters on it. Measures 4 5/8" wide and is 3 1/4" tall. Was wondering who made it and what the use might have been. Thanks

 

Biscuits?

 

Probably sold with relish in it.

 

Thanks

 

FWIW here's another listing:
http://www.vintagetreasuresaz.com/?page=shop/flypage&product_id=288

 

That one is quite late, 1940s. Possibly a repro at the time.

 

Thanks again.

 

SIL keeps butter in one similar..........

 

I was going to say butter crock, but see the link TallCakes added lists it as such.

 

I really don't think this was ever made for butter. We really don't make them that shape, butter wasn't and isn't sold in it.

 

Since it says Made in England, it may have been made for the American market. Butter wasn't sold in it, as people made their own butter.
It is the right shape for an American butter crock.

https://www.google.com/search?q=ant...0OTYAhUGjq0KHcMvB2AQ_AUICygC&biw=1383&bih=872

 

I dont think it was for butter.

Maybe a pate jar.

Made in England would have been stamped or impressed on the vast majority of English pottery after 1921.

 

Yup, indeed it would. Pate or some kind of relish does seem likely.

Were Americans still making their own butter in the 40s?

 

Oh, it might have been potted shrimps.

 

What in the world are potted shrimps?

 

Cluttered, they're an acquired taste for most Americans!

Traditional potted shrimps usually involve the tiny brown shrimp found around Morecambe Bay (in NW England) though nowadays, other small shrimp may be substituted.

The shrimp are first boiled (traditionally in sea water) and the shrimp are then shelled and mixed with spices (mace, nutmeg, a bit of pepper, and sometimes a small amount of cloves.)

The mixture is then packed in jars of various types for commercial sale. (Today, it is often found in plastic containers.)

Served on crackers or toast, almost like a spread...

My American taste buds can't handle it, but I know quite a few of my friends from the UK love it!



Also available in clarified butter:


Yum:

 

They're yummy, but they MUST be done in butter, as is proper and traditional.

 

Ahhh, Thank you for that SBSVC.

Actually sounds rather tasty with nutmeg and cloves.

 

Anything with mace and nutmeg is yummy in my book.

 

Reminds me of the cockle rotunda and fish stalls at Swansea Market.

Just lovely!

And just a few yards away are the veg stalls with best Gower vegetables.

Scrumptious