Hundreds of pottery factories were set up in Staffordshire during the Victorian period, many of them producing crude colourful figures, sold to decorate the more humble households. In a dark cottage in winter they must have seemed so bright and joyful, their colours brightening any room they were displayed, from kitchen to bed chamber.
 
This is a staffordshire pastille burner in the form of a cottage. This would have been in the home of a lower to middle income family.
 
Condition is good with only a little rubbing to the paint, it has no chips or cracks.
 
Dimensions: 11cm x 11cm x 6cm.