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What is this for?
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I found this in my garden when we moved in and have kept it but have always been puzzled by it. It has four indents but no drainage. I wondered about growing houseleeks in it. But what do you think it's intended for?
PS Each indent is about 2.5 inches square.
PPS I know it needs a wash
Last edited: 17 May 2016 16:54:53
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Thanks for trying, but that's definitely underneath - just wanted to show how it's constructed. The underside is very 'unfinished' in comparison to the top.
It's a mystery!
Antique egg poacher?
There's been a lot of care and thought in the manufacture.
Aspic mould for little individual terrines?
Could it be filled with ice and then stand 4 pots of something on it once it's turned over?
So maybe not a garden thing at all?
Seems you're all as baffled as me! I had hoped someone would just come on and say "Ah, haven't seen a terracotta thingummywidget for years, terribly useful for propagating latinus latinus, don'tcha know".
Might put blotting paper in the indents and grow some cress.
Hmmit looks a bit like a drainage base for a large planter, are there not pottery marks on the base??
Last edited: 17 May 2016 22:06:48
Give it a good scrub and use it as a candle holder on your garden or kitchen table.