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Figure, of fishwife

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Postcard of Figure, of fishwife.
000-100-003-268-C
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Figure, of fishwife

This earthenware figure of a fishwife was made around the 1820s or 1830s, probably at Thomas Rathbone's Pottery at Portobello in Midlothian.

The figure is shown standing upright on a hollow base with a rope moulding round it.

'Toyes' such as this seem to have been made at several factories, although there is no known marked example. They are traditionally said to have been modelled on actual fishwives working in ports such as Leith and Newhaven.


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Online ID: 000-100-003-268-C
Image Rights Holder: National Museums Scotland
Project: 0098: National Museums Scotland
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Ref: National Museums Scotland  H.MEK 299
Date: Around the 1820s and 1830s
Material: White glazed and painted earthenware and sea shells
Dimensions: 235 mm H; 80 mm x 75 mm (base)
What: Figure / fishwife
Subject: Post-medieval pottery and porcelain (NMAS Classification)
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Description: Figure of a fishwife, of white glazed and painted earthenware and sea shells, shown standing upright on a hollow base with a rope moulding round it
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