{"product_id":"vintage-sharwoods-curry-paste-jar","title":"Vintage Sharwood's Green Label Curry Paste Jar – English Stoneware Advertising Pot","description":"\u003cp\u003eA wonderful little survivor from the days when everyday kitchen ingredients arrived in beautifully made stoneware pots rather than disposable packaging.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis charming vintage Sharwood's Green Label Curry Paste jar was originally produced as packaging for the company's curry paste, made using genuine Madras curry powder.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMade from substantial glazed stoneware, these little advertising pots have become wonderfully collectible pieces of British kitchenalia. The original printed lettering gives it particular character and makes it instantly recognisable among a collection of old jars, pots and culinary advertising pieces.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSharwood's has a long association with Indian-inspired foods in Britain, and examples of these Green Label pots are now sought after both by collectors and for their decorative appeal in traditional kitchens.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAt 10cm tall and approximately 8cm wide, it's a lovely piece for adding interest to a kitchen shelf, dresser or collection of antique and vintage food jars.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eDimensions\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHeight: 10cm\u003cbr\u003eWidth: approximately 8cm\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhy We Like It\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIt's the sort of little object that could so easily have disappeared.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOriginally nothing more than packaging for something kept in the kitchen cupboard, it has survived long enough to become a wonderfully decorative piece in its own right.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWe particularly love old branded advertising pots because they look fantastic grouped together. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePlace this alongside an old marmalade jar, mustard pot, French confit pot or stoneware preserve jar and you instantly begin to create that collected-over-time look of an old kitchen dresser.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAnd despite being only 10cm tall, the original Sharwood's typography gives this one plenty of character.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eCondition\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFantastic vintage condition with no chips or cracks.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003ePerfect For\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eVintage kitchen displays, farmhouse kitchens, country cottages, kitchen dressers, collectors of advertising pottery and stoneware, restaurant styling, food photography and anyone building a collection of old culinary jars and pots.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eFrom the Brocante Trail\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWe have a particular weakness for the everyday objects that were never intended to become antiques.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOnce simply a jar of curry paste sitting in somebody's kitchen cupboard, decades later this little Sharwood's pot has become a fascinating piece of culinary history.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIt's exactly the kind of small, characterful find we love discovering on the Brocante trail.\u003cbr\u003eEvery treasure has a story. This one found us on the Brocante trail. Now it’s waiting to become part of yours.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The Little Brocante Shop","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54697014591815,"sku":"ANT-SUGGESTEDS-001","price":25.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0914\/1357\/8055\/files\/product-image-1_7a5b4e1d-fb00-4bc5-a417-fc9aa026e96b.png?v=1787257869","url":"https:\/\/www.thelittlebrocanteshop.com\/products\/vintage-sharwoods-curry-paste-jar","provider":"The Little Brocante Shop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}