Description: Hand painted tobacco jar with a locking lid top "Ship Caroline" by Gray's Pottery made in England marked in red "A8516" and engraved "E".


History: Gray's Pottery, also spelled as Grays Pottery and formally known as A.E. Gray Ltd. was a British pottery company based in Hanley, Staffordshire, later Stoke-upon-Trent, which existed until it was taken over by Portmeirion Pottery in 1960. The company was founded by, and named after, Albert Edward Gray (1871-1959). Gray's business began in Stoke-upon-Trent (one of the six towns of the City of Stoke-on-Trent) in 1907 and became a production operation in Mayer Street, Hanley, Stoke-on-Trent by 1912. It returned to Stoke-upon-Trent in 1933 and ceased by 1962. The company, which was noted particularly for the quality of its design in the 1920s and 1930s, took part in every British Industries Fair that was held between 1915 and 1951.

Provenance: FL Estate


Dimensions: Weight (Pounds & Ounces) = 3.5 | Height(in) = 12 | Width(in) = 12 | Depth(in) = 12

Size of Artwork(in): 5 x 6"


Artist Name: Gray's Pottery


Medium: Pottery


Circa: Circa 1930

Very good condition. No chips or cracks.