Made at Portobello, Midlothian
This stoneware storage jar was made in 1896 at Buchan's Pottery at Portobello in Midlothian.
The jar is inscribed 'Mrs Hume / Selkirk/ 1896 / Be canny with the butter', and impressed 'Buchan / Waverley Potteries /Portobello'.
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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