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Dessert plate, made at Alloa, Clackmannanshire

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Postcard of Dessert plate, made at Alloa, Clackmannanshire.
000-100-003-307-C
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Dessert plate, made at Alloa, Clackmannanshire

This earthenware dessert plate was made in the late 19th century at W. & J.A. Bailey's pottery at Alloa in Clackmannanshire. The plate was part of a service, sometimes stamped with 'Made on the Estate of the Earl of Mar & Kellie'.

The plate is glazed in brown, light blue and green, with an outline in leaf form. It is moulded with leaves, flowers and grapes and has a pierced grip handle.

Alloa was an important coal mining centre, and a pottery (and eventually a glassworks) were established by the 1790s to take advantage of the abundant fuel and locally available clay. The pottery at Alloa finally closed in 1907.


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Online ID: 000-100-003-307-C
Image Rights Holder: National Museums Scotland
Project: 0098: National Museums Scotland
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Ref: National Museums Scotland  H.MEK 581
Date: Late 19th century
Material: Earthenware in brown, light blue and green
Dimensions: 248 mm x 224 mm
What: Plate
Subject: Post-medieval pottery and porcelain (NMAS Classification)
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Where: Scotland, Clackmannanshire, Alloa
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Description: Earthenware plate with a pierced grip handle, glazed in brown, light blue and green, with an outline in leaf form and moulded with leaves, flowers and grapes, from Alloa
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