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Scotch Whisky barrel - Belleek Pottery First Period.
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Scotch Whisky barrel - Belleek Pottery First Period. |
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Fermanagh County Museum. |
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1865-1890. |
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Fermanagh County Museum. |
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| Description |
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Used originally in a public house, the barrel is inscribed 'Armstrong's Double Trapped Cover Registered Oct R 9th 1877 No. 5958'. Robert Williams Armstrong, an architect from London, was one of the three co-founders of Belleek Pottery and the pottery's first manager and art director. Note the spelling of whisky, distinguishing the Scottish product from Irish whiskey
Purchase funded by the Northern Ireland Museums Council and the Association of Friends of the Museum.
FCM_2005_015.
Ref: 09676.
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