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Earthenware jug

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Made at Portobello, Midlothian

Earthenware jug
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This earthenware jug was made around 1820 probably at Thomas Rathbone's Pottery at Portobello in Midlothian. Sherds with the same border design were recovered from the pottery site.

The transfer-printed pattern shows a rustic cottage scene.

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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