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This stoneware jug is was made at the pottery of A W Buchan & Company at Portobello in Midlothian. It dates from the early 20th century.

The jug is covered with a transparent colourless glaze.

Buchan's Waverley Pottery grew out of 18th-century Portobello potteries. The firm became Murray and Brown in 1867 and by 1882 was called A. W. Buchan & Co. The firm continued at Portobello until 1972 when it moved to Crieff. It is famous for its Portobello thistle ware.

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• Online ID: 000-180-000-401-C
• Image Rights Holder: National Museums Scotland
• Project: National Museums Scotland Part 2
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• Ref: National Museums Scotland  A.1966.783
• Date: Early 20th cent
  Early 20th century
  
• Material: Stoneware. Inscription: A.W. BUCHAN & Co. in arched formation above PORTOBELLO impressed
  
• Dimensions: 6.50" H x 6.50" D
  
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• Who: A.W. Buchan and Co., Portobello (Maker)
  
• Where: Scotland, Midlothian, Edinburgh, Portobello
  
• Event:
• Description: Cream-coloured stoneware jug covered with a transparent colourless glaze, marked A.W. Buchan and Co., Portobello, early 20th century
  
• References:
  • www.crieff.co.uk/pottery 
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