Preserve jar

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This Wemyss ware preserve jar was made at Robert Heron & Sons' pottery at Kirkcaldy in Fife. It dates from around the 1920s and was probably decorated by David Grinton, Hugh McKinnon or Christina McKinnon.

The jar is decorated with hand-painted raspberries. The matching lid has a knob in the shape of raspberries and leaves.

In the 19th century, Scottish potteries grew in number to meet the increased demand. The largest firms were near the Forth and Clyde rivers and Kirkcaldy became a major centre for potteries. Robert Heron & Co. were famous for their brightly painted, highly fashionable and expensive Wemyss Ware. The characteristic freely-painted decoration was introduced by Karel Nekola, a Czech who arrived in Kirkcaldy in 1883. Wemyss Ware continued to be produced in Kirkcaldy, by a variety of decorators, until the factory closed in 1930.

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• Online ID: 000-180-000-354-C
• Image Rights Holder: National Museums Scotland
• Project: National Museums Scotland Part 2
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• Ref: National Museums Scotland  
• Date: Around 1920s
  
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  • Peter Davies & Robert Rankin, Wemyss ware: A Decorative Scottish Pottery, Scottish Academic Press, 1986 
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