Saut bucket, probably made in Glasgow

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This salt bucket marked the marriage of Andrew and Janet Boswell in 1854. The bucket was probably made by Caledonia Pottery in Glasgow.

The salt glazed bucket is embellished with sprigged figures including 'Kirkton Jean' from Robert Burns' poem 'Tam O'Shanter', and acanthus leaves, vine leaves, bunches of grapes and Bacchic masks. It is impressed 'Andrew & Janet Boswell 1854'.

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• Online ID: 000-100-103-403-C
• Image Rights Holder: National Museums Scotland
• Project: National Museums Scotland
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• Ref: National Museums Scotland  Q.L.1983.5
• Date: 1854
  
• Material: Stoneware, salt glaze
  Bucket, saut
  
• Dimensions: 350 mm H x 250 mm W
  
• What: Bucket, saut
  
• Subject:
• Who: Andrew Boswell
  Caledonian Pottery
  Janet Boswell
  Kirkton Jean
  
• Where: Scotland, Lanarkshire, Glasgow
  
• Event:
• Description: Salt glazed stoneware saut bucket probably made by the Caledonian Pottery, Glasgow, impressed "Andrew and Janet Boswell 1854"
  
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