Scarce Antique Victorian Blue English Advertising Pot - Young's Morecambe Shrimps

This is a listing for a rare antique Victorian English Advertising Pot for Young's Potted Shrimps of Morecambe, in the harder to find blue colour way.

These shallow English advertising pots are quite scarce, especially in reasonably  clean condition like this with the black transfer print font still clear.  In Victorian times - as now - a trip to a British seaside resort was an extremely popular pastime, especially for those wanting to escape the crowded and unhealthy big cities. These pots would have been used by customers purchasing small servings of shrimp in the town of Morecambe. 

Recovered from a Victorian dump, it's common for many old advertising pots like this to have lots of imperfections, crazing, staining, chips and cracks. These aged features all add to the character of pieces like this today. 

In spite of its history, this pot is overall quite clean with just some minor discolouration to the top and base rims. There is some mild crazing to the inside of the pot and and nibbles to the top rim, but it's nonetheless a good example. 

Width, 9.5cm; Height, 3.5cm