Message:

<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Natasha, post: 310783, member: 3724&quot;]This type of pottery items was very popular in Ukraine last century. We call them barreltse (means small barrel). Sometimes it can be prettylarge. Potters consider it is very difficult to make them. In Ukraine they were used as containers for drinks, especially alkohol drinks for weddings. That is why they were nicely decorated with ornaments. They were always made of clay as it let drinks &quot;to breathe&quot;. Also, drinks were always cool in such containers. Usually, they had one or two handles for convenience. Usually, [ATTACH=full]102757[/ATTACH] they are designed for 3-5 liters (I saw one for 8 liters).</p><p>I have a few small barreltses in my collection. The brown one is from 1950s, Central Ukraine (Poltava), green is from early 20th century Western Ukraine (Carpathian) . Here they are:[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

Your name or email address:

Do you already have an account?

• No, create an account now.
• Yes, my password is:
• Forgot your password?

Stay logged in