Earthenware figure of a piper

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This earthenware figure of a piper was probably made in the early 19th century at Thomas Rathbone's Pottery at Portobello in Midlothian. The figure is a very inaccurate representation of bagpipes, Highland dress and tartan.

Glazed and painted earthenware figure of a Highlander dressed in a tartan jacket and kilt, and playing the bagpipes, Portobello ware, Thomas Rathbone's factory, early 19th century

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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• Online ID: 000-100-045-541-C
• Image Rights Holder: National Museums Scotland
• Project: National Museums Scotland
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• Ref: National Museums Scotland  H.1949.189
• Date: Early 19th cent
  Early 19th century
  
• Material: Earthenware
  Figure / Highlander
  
• Dimensions: 230 mm H x 76 mm W x 78 mm D
  
• What: Figure / Highlander
  
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• Who: Thomas Rathbone, Portobello (Maker)
  
• Where: Scotland, Midlothian, Edinburgh, Portobello
  
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