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Saut bucket

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possibly used in Dalbeattie, Dumfries & Galloway

Postcard of Saut bucket.
000-100-103-848-C
© National Museums Scotland

Saut bucket

This unmarked brown glazed redware saut (Scots for 'salt') bucket is said to have been used in the Dalbeattie area in Dumfries & Galloway for storing preserved eggs. It dates from the mid 19th century

The bucket is of traditional shape with sides rising from a circular base to form an enclosed domed top.

Salt was one of Scotland's oldest manufacturing industries and was exported as early as the Middle Ages. Several places on the coast of the Firth of Forth made salt. The name 'pan' derives from salt pans.


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Online ID: 000-100-103-848-C
Image Rights Holder: National Museums Scotland
Project: 0098: National Museums Scotland
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Ref: National Museums Scotland  H.MEK 139
Date: 1870s
Mid 19th century
Material: Brown glazed red earthenware. Inscription: 187(?)
Dimensions: 300 mm H x 142 mm D (base) x 110 mm D (aperture)
What: Saut bucket / salt bucket
Subject: Post-medieval pottery and porcelain (NMAS Classification)
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Where: Dalbeattie
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Description: Brown glazed red earthenware saut, or salt, bucket, of traditional shape with sides rising from a circular base to an enclosed domed top, said to have been used for storing preserved eggs
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