Boer War Commemorative

Pot of the Month

February’s Pot of the Month is this 4 ⅜”/11cm conical vase, bearing a commemorative decoration relating to the Boer War. The significance of this particular decoration is that after a siege lasting 118 days, General Sir Redvers Buller and his forces eventually succeeded in breaking through to relieve Ladysmith on 24th February 1900. As you…