Urn

This ceramic urn was made around 1890 at Peter Gardner's pottery at Dunmore in Falkirk district.

The amphora-styled urn has duck-head handles.

Peter Gardner took over his father's small redware pottery in 1860 and immediately began to develop new ranges of fashionable wares. The pottery was supported by the local landowners the Earl and Countess of Dunmore.

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Online ID:	000-100-083-252-C
Image Rights Holder:	National Museums Scotland
Project:	0098: National Museums Scotland Project description \| View all records in project
Ref:	National Museums Scotland H.1995.81
Date:	Around 1890 c. 1890
Material:	Ceramic
Dimensions:	670 m H x 210 mm Dia (Rim) x 210 mm Dia (Base)
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Who:	Dunmore Pottery, Dunmore (Maker) Peter Gardener, Dunmore (Maker)
Where:	Scotland, Stirlingshire, Dunmore
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Description:	Urn, amphora style with duck-head handles, by Peter Gardener of Dunmore Pottery, c. 1890
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