Saut bucket, made at Townhead, Glasgow

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This earthenware saut (Scots for 'salt') bucket was made around 1850 at the Caledonia Pottery at Townhead in Glasgow.

The saut bucket has a pale blue body with figures of Tam O'Shanter, Soutar Johnnie and Kirkton Jean, and white glazed sprigged decoration.

The Clyde basin, like the Forth, was a natural location for the pottery industry, with a ready supply of coal, a growing market and good transport links.

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• Online ID: 000-100-103-405-C
• Image Rights Holder: National Museums Scotland
• Project: National Museums Scotland
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• Ref: National Museums Scotland  H.1994.1042
• Date: Around 1850
  c. 1850
  
• Material: Clear-glazed blue earthenware with white-glazed decoration
  Saut bucket
  
• Dimensions: 370 mm H x 250 mm W x 177 mm base D
  
• What: Saut bucket
  
• Subject:
• Who: Caledonian Pottery, Townhead, Glasgow (Maker)
  
• Where: Scotland, Lanarkshire, Glasgow, Townhead
  
• Event:
• Description: Saut bucket of clear-glazed blue earthenware with white-glazed sprigged decoration, and one broken handle, by the Caledonian Pottery, Townhead, Glasgow, c. 1850
  
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