Pots of Love are miniature Victorian ointment pots embellished with my Justsosara personalised embroidered characters.
These lovely little pots were used by Chemists to mix substances they thought would cure a variety of different illnesses. I like to imagine what the Chemist shelves looked like with these beautiful little pots and the Victorian ladies and gentlemen who came to buy them gently placing them in their baskets and returning home to use their contents full of hope that their ailments would be cured. In reality the contents rarely were of any benefit to the user.
These beautiful ceramic pots have been retrieved from Victorian sites by an avid collector who very kindly saves them for me. My favourites are the Victorian ointment, jam and cream pots. They come in a variety of shapes, sizes and glazes and vary considerably making each one totally unique. Occasionally you even see a thumb print in one of the pots left by a Victorian who was somewhat hasty in picking up a pot before it was dry. I love the fact that these pots have survived two world wars and have been buried treasure rediscovered and given a new lease of life to adorn our shelves once more. I hope to make a few more of these little Pots of Love, but there is not an indefinate supply, which I quite like, as I think that makes them extra special.
