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This earthenware soup plate was made in the late 19th or early 20th century by C.W. McNay of Bo'ness in West Lothian.

The plate is transfer-printed with a pattern called 'Delph' which features a scene with a windmill and a cottage by some water.

Good supplies of coal and clay and easy transport by sea meant that the south side of the Firth of Forth was an ideal location for potteries to develop. Small-scale works existed there from the 17th century and larger factories developed from around 1750.

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• Online ID: 000-180-002-445-C
• Image Rights Holder: National Museums Scotland
• Project: National Museums Scotland Part 2
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• Ref: National Museums Scotland  H.MEK 851
• Date: Late 19th or early 20th century
  
• Material: Blue and white transfer printed earthenware. Inscription: DELPH (sic) / CW McNAY / BONESS
  Plate, soup
  
• Dimensions: 100 mm D (base) x 230 mm D (rim)
  
• What: Plate, soup
  
• Subject: Post-medieval pottery and porcelain (NMAS Classification)
  
• Who: C.W. McNay, Bo'ness (Maker)
  
• Where: Scotland, West Lothian, Bo'ness
  
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• Description: Soup plate of blue and white transfer-printed earthenware with a scalloped edge, with a scene in the centre showing a windmill and a cottage by some water, by C.W. McNay of Bo'ness
  
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