File:Pottery urn, Staffordshire, England, 1801-1900 Wellcome L0057165.jpg

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Pottery urn, Staffordshire, England, 1801-1900
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Pottery urn, Staffordshire, England, 1801-1900
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Decorated with biblical scenes, this gilt pottery urn is believed to have been designed to hold a person’s ashes after cremation. Burial was the standard for body disposal in Britain until well into the 1800s. Cremations were illegal for much of the century. The first authorised service took place in 1885.

The urn was probably made by Davenport, a ceramic manufacturer in the Staffordshire area of England called the Potteries.

maker: Davenport

Place made: Staffordshire, England, United Kingdom

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Keywords: cinerary urn; Mortality
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  • Library reference: Science Museum A42846
  • Photo number: L0057165
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