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store-room ; and pipkins, those excellent, cleanly, and much 

 neglected cooking vessels. The second pipkin in the row of 

 five is of Nottingham ware, those on each side of it are 

 Lambeth ; No. 4 is from Sunderland, and the fifth is of 

 the common coarse red ware. 



The two lard-pots between the large stone bottles are also 

 of this common red earthenware, which is used as well for 

 bread-pans and washing pans. 



The old red-ware pitcher has, alas ! almost gone out of 



Red Earthenware Pitchers 



use. It is a very rare thing now to see the pitcher going 

 to the well. 



The oldest of the four shown in the illustration is the one 

 of roundest shape. It has lost its handle and nearly half its 

 lip. It is glazed outside as well as in. The two outer large 

 •ones are the next oldest, number two being quite modern. 



Here and there I have come upon examples of a round 

 earthenware harvest bottle, but do not think these were ever 

 in general use in the district. They are called Dorsetshire 

 pills, and are or were made in that county. The clay 

 burns harder than that of the common red-ware, it is paler 



