Victorian potteries produced a large variety of cheap earthenware goods, such as this barrel money-box or bank. The slot at the top has been broken to retrieve the coins within.

This is an earthenware money-box in the shape of a barrel, with detailing of staves and bands. It is finished in a mottled green, yellow and brown glaze. The top is broken around the coin slot.

This money-box may have come from one of the potteries around Prestonpans. Articles such as this are seldom marked by the pottery and their source must be deduced by style, material or shards found during excavations of pottery factory sites.