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Butter dish

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possibly made at Alloa, Clackmannanshire

Postcard of Butter dish.
000-100-104-311-C
© National Museums Scotland

Butter dish

This earthenware butter dish was made in the first half of the 19th century, possibly at Alloa pottery in Clackmannanshire.

The sides of the dish are decorated with marine images in relief under a pinkish glaze.


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Online ID: 000-100-104-311-C
Image Rights Holder: National Museums Scotland
Project: 0098: National Museums Scotland
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Ref: National Museums Scotland  A.1946.120 A
Date: 1800 - 1850
1800 - 1850
First half of the 19th century
Material: Earthenware, glazed
Earthenware, glazed
Dimensions: 4.25" H (over cover); 4.50" D (at base)
What: Butter-dish
Butter-dish cover
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Where: Scotland, West Lothian, Bo'ness
Scotland, West Lothian, Bo'ness
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Description: Circular earthenware butter-dish decorated in relief under a pinkish glaze, the sides with repeated marine trophies, Bo'ness pottery, first half of the 19th century
Circular earthenware butter-dish cover decorated in relief under a pinkish glaze, with a cable-bordered, lozenge-shaped panel, Bo'ness pottery, first half of the 19th century
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