https://emuseum.gardinermuseum.com/internal/media/dispatcher/24016/fullGravy Boat with two Men on a Sled and Lacrosse Players1880sBo'Ness PotteryOverall: 4 1/8 × 6 7/8 × 3 3/4 in. (10.5 × 17.5 × 9.5 cm)Earthenware with black transfer print, from the “Canadian Sports” seriesThe Barbara and James Moscovich Collection of Canadian Historical ChinaG13.15.21Gravy boat depicting early Canadian sports. The scene on this gravy boat shows a pair of figures on a sled on one side. On the other side another pair of figures are depicted holding lacrosse sticks.
Canadian Sports
Scenes of sports reflecting the romance of Canadian outdoors and winters inspired the Scottish tableware manufacturer John Marshall and Co., Bo’ness Pottery. The source for these pictures may have been greeting cards published in the 1880s by Bennet and Co. This line was used in summer houses and cottages.
19th and early 20th Century CeramicsCeramics for the Canadian Market[]European CeramicsScottish Pottery1844925815ScottishNone