Wine or brandy delftware barrel

3D Model

Culture: Irish. | Material: Ceramic; Glazed Composition; Delftware. | Accession No: HCL 031. | Current Location: The Hunt Museum Limerick. | Dimensions (cm): L 30.2; Diam. (at ends) 13.3.

Description: A large Dublin delftware spirit barrel with a hole in the centre of the long axis and in one of the ends. It is white with manganese decoration of an Italianate landscape and the heraldic crest of the Molyneux family of Castle Dillon, Co. Armagh. Both ends of the barrel are moulded with ribbing.

Date Made: 18th century AD