Casgliadau Arlein

Tobacco jar, earthenware, cylindrical body, rounded banded foot-rim, body indented at shoulder, vertical lip-rim; cover cylindrical with flat top and raised upper and lower rims; transfer-printed in black, one side of body shows the 'Whampoa' pattern, chinoiserie-style scene consisting of pagoda-style building in foreground surrounded by shrub-type foliage, with pagodas on rocky islands receding into the distance, the other side shows the 'Cuba' pattern, two figures, male and female stand on grassy outcrop in foreground, across expanse of water is ornate, gabled building, to one side of scene is a tree and urn, with buildings receding into the distance, the outside of the lid shows the 'Rhine' pattern, expanse of water is surrounded by buildings and tree-type foliage, two small figures are in the foreground, interior of lid shows head and shoulders portrait of male figure entitled underneath 'REVd JOHN FLETCHER', border with lower polkadot band surmounted by anthemions contained within shield-style shapes to foot-rim of jar, border of scrolling strawberries and floral motifs interspersed with geometrical key patterns to upper rim of jar, the same pattern to rim of lid, egg and dart border to upper side of lid.