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This transfer-printed earthenware soup plate was made by the Clyde Pottery Company of Greenock in Renfrewshire. It dates from between 1863 and 1900.

The design shows a man, woman and child in early 19th century dress. The pattern is called 'BRITISH RIVERS'.

A pottery at Greenock was established in 1815 under the title of 'The Clyde Pottery Company'. It was run by Thomas Shirley & Co from the 1840s until 1857. Thereafter, it continued as the Clyde Pottery Company Ltd until 1863. From then until 1900 it was known as the Clyde Pottery Company and from 1900 until its closure in 1905, it reverted back to Clyde Pottery Company Ltd.

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• Online ID: 000-100-103-890-C
• Image Rights Holder: National Museums Scotland
• Project: National Museums Scotland
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• Ref: National Museums Scotland  H.MEK 587
• Date: 1863 - 1900
  Between 1863 and 1900
  
• Material: Blue and white transfer printed earthenware. Inscription: BRITISH / RIVERS / C.P. & Co / CLYDE POTTERY / GREENOCK
  
• Dimensions: 47 mm H; 270 mm x 20 mm (rim)
  
• What:
• Subject: Post-medieval pottery and porcelain (NMAS Classification)
  
• Who: Clyde Pottery, Greenock (Maker)
  
• Where: Scotland, Renfrewshire, Greenock
  
• Event:
• Description: Soup plate of blue and white transfer-printed earthenware, decorated with a design showing a man, woman and child in early 19th century dress, by Clyde Pottery of Greenock, 1863 - 1900
  
• References:
  • Boa V, Denholm P, Quail G. The Clyde Pottery. Greenock 1860-1905. Inverclyde District Libraries: 1987 
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