Shape Type: Miscellaneous

Pattern Type: Commemorative, Heraldic and Historical Events

Date: 1830-1835

Dimensions:

  • Height: 5.43 in (13.80 cm)
  • Length: 7.01 in (17.80 cm)
  • Width: 5.63 in (14.30 cm)

Maker: Unknown

Description:

Earthenware jug printed with a view of the Entrance to the Liverpool and Manchester Railway, the first passenger railway in the world, which opened in 1830. The view shows the line entering the tunnel at Edge Hill as it approached the Liverpool terminus.

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