Figure, of Highlander

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This earthenware Highlander figure was made between 1830 and 1840, probably at Thomas Rathbone's Pottery at Portobello in Midlothian.

The figure is seated on an upturned barrel on a grassy mound and holding a bottle and goblet.

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: 000-100-045-542-C
• Image Rights Holder: National Museums Scotland
• Project: National Museums Scotland
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• Ref: National Museums Scotland  H.1956.1367
• Date: Between 1830 and 1840
  c. 1830 - 1840
  
• Material: Earthenware
  Figure / Highlander
  
• Dimensions: 225 mm H x 85 mm W x 95 mm D
  
• What: Figure / Highlander
  
• Subject:
• Who: Thomas Rathbone, Portobello (Maker)
  
• Where: Scotland, Midlothian, Edinburgh, Portobello
  
• Event:
• Description: Painted earthenware figure of a Highlander seated on an upturned barrel on a grassy mound and holding a bottle and goblet, Portobello ware, made at Thomas Rathbone's factory, c. 1830 - 1840
  
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