Wright & Co. [glass lid]

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Dublin Core

Title

Wright & Co. [glass lid]

Identifier

Item Sm.152

Description

Green glass jar lid, with the following embossed legend:
'WRIGHT & Co.' / 'BRIERLEY HILL' / 'STAFFORTDSHIRE'

Creator

Wright & Co., [Brierley Hill, Staffordshire]

Subject

Glassware;
Crockery & Pottery.

Date

1850s-1890s

Source

Old Smithfield township

Publisher

Private collection

Contributor

James Wright & Co. operated in Brierley Hill, Staffordshire, England and made brown salt-glaze, glassware and Bristol ware between the 1850s and the 1890s, when the factory closed after an explosion at the factory which killed two workers in 1893.

Format

Material: Glassware 
Surface find
Diagnostic: Yes
Weight: 76 g
Size: 66 mm diameter

Type

Physical Object

Coverage

165138S1454201E
Old Smithfield township, Barron QLD 4871
Colonial Queensland
1870s

Rights

© 2021 oldsmithfield.com

Geolocation

Citation (Chicago 17 Style)

Wright & Co., [Brierley Hill, Staffordshire], “Wright & Co. [glass lid],” 1850s-1890s, Item Sm.152, Private collection, https://oldsmithfield.com/omeka/items/show/39.

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