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It is not recorded where these fascinating kiln wasters were excavated. Loosely based on Whieldon-type mouldings, the use of a relief of a crowned head of the queen suggests a date around 1761. The crudely modelled shepherd may be depicted as a Highlander and if so, this could point to a provincial origin. The double canister derives from a well-known early Staffordshire model but here also the poor modelling gives the piece a provincial feel. Tea canisters were of course a speciality of Bovey Tracey.