made in Bo'ness, West Lothian
This is the underside of an earthenware soup plate made in the late 19th or early 20th century by C.W. McNay of Bo'ness in West Lothian.
The underside of the plate is inscribed 'DELPH/ CW McNAY / BONESS'.
Good supplies of coal and clay and easy transport by sea meant that the south side of the Firth of Forth was an ideal location for potteries to develop. Small-scale works existed there from the 17th century and larger factories developed from around 1750.
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