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This earthenware mug was probably made at Rathbone's pottery at Portobello in Edinburgh. It dates from around 1820.

The front of the mug is decorated with the Weavers' Arms. Below the arms are the names William Dakers, Jane Duncan and James and John Dakers followed by a verse of poetry.

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: 000-100-080-566-C
• Image Rights Holder: National Museums Scotland
• Project: National Museums Scotland
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• Ref: National Museums Scotland  H.1994.1104
• Date: Around 1820
  c. 1820
  
• Material: Earthenware, cream-glazed and painted. Inscription: [Weavers' arms (three leopard heads between chevron)] / William Dakers Jane Duncan / James & John Dakers / [verse of poetry]
  
• Dimensions: 118 mm H x 117 mm foot D x 160 mm L across handle
  
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• Who: James Dakers
  Jane Duncan
  John Dakers
  Thomas Rathbone's Pottery, Portobello (Maker)
  William Dakers
  
• Where: Scotland, Midlothian, Edinburgh, Portobello
  
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• Description: Mug of cream-glazed earthenware, with the Weavers' Arms and personalised for William Dakers and Jane Duncan and James and John Dakers, probably made by Rathbone's Pottery, Portobello, c. 1820
  
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