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Tea plate

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made in Glasgow

Postcard of Tea plate.
000-100-103-864-C
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Tea plate

This white glazed transfer-printed earthenware tea plate was made by the Britannia Pottery Company Ltd in Glasgow. It dates from the 1920s or 1930s.

The centre has a pattern of stylised leaves and flowers within a border of leaves and butterflies. The rim has a border of alternate leaf sprays and onion flowers.

The Britannia Pottery Company Ltd bought over the business of Arnold J Fleming's Brittannia Pottery in 1920.


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Online ID: 000-100-103-864-C
Image Rights Holder: National Museums Scotland
Project: 0098: National Museums Scotland
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Ref: National Museums Scotland  H.MEK 270
Date: 1920 - 1939
1920s or 1930s
Material: White glazed earthenware. Inscription: BRITANNIA POTTERY COY LTD / GLASGOW; ONION; -DE IN- LAND
Dimensions: 160 mm
What:
Subject: Post-medieval pottery and porcelain (NMAS Classification)
Who: Britannia Pottery Co. Ltd, Glasgow (Maker)
Where: Scotland, Lanarkshire, Glasgow
Event:
Description: White glazed earthenware tea plate with a transfer pattern in blue, stamped on the base with an illustration of Britannia and an inscription, by Britannia Pottery Co. Ltd of Glasgow, 1920s or 1930s
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