THE EARLY POTTERIES OF STAFFORDSHIRE. 7 



in three rows, was also, many years ago, found at Over 

 Tean. 



It is interesting to note that besides the urns here en- 

 graved and described, several discoveries of similar kinds 

 of pottery have been made in other parts of Staffordshire, 

 principally by Mr. Bateman and Mr. Carrington ; and that 

 even in the very centre of the potteries at Shelton while 

 digging the foundations of the Shelton Blast Ironworks, 

 which are now blasting the health and happiness of the in- . 

 habitants so efficiently, a barrow containing an urn, unfor- 

 tunately not preserved, was discovered. 



The next engraving shows a remarkably good cinerary 

 urn from the neighbouring county of Derby, which will be 

 seen to be of the same general form as those of Staffordshire. 



It was discovered, along with many interesting relics, in a 

 barrow at Monsal Dale, where it was inverted over a deposit 

 of calcined bones, placed on surface stones, and a bone pin was 

 found among the remains. Two other urns, a part of a most 

 interesting discovery of five such vessels and other remains 

 in a barrow at Darley Dale, are also shown on the engra- 

 vings on next page. They will be seen to vary somewhat 



