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made in Cumnock, Ayrshire

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This glazed redware mug was made at Cumnock in Ayrshire in the second half of the 19th century. The outside of the mug is inscribed with a motto while the inside contains a ceramic frog.

The inscription reads 'There's aye some water whaun the stirkie droons'.

A pottery was originally established in Cumnock by James Taylor in 1792. In the second half of the 19th century it became well known for its 'couthy' motto ware.

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