Ashet

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An ashet is a large plate, platter or serving dish. This late 19th century earthenware example was made by Robert Cochran & Company of the Verreville Pottery in Glasgow. The pattern is called 'Bull Finch'.

Ashet with Bull Finch pattern, by Robert Cochrane

By the middle of the 19th century, the area of Glasgow and the Clyde basin was undoubtedly the heartland of the Scottish pottery industry, with several of the biggest firms such as J & M P Bell and Robert Cochran's Verreville and Britannia potteries.

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• Online ID: 000-190-002-032-C
• Image Rights Holder: National Museums Scotland
• Project: National Museums Scotland
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• Ref: National Museums Scotland  H.MEK 1080
• Date: Late 19th century
  
• Material: Inscription: R C & Co / VP
  
• Dimensions: 30 mm H x 376 mm L x 277 mm W
  
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• Subject: Post-medieval pottery and porcelain (NMAS Classification)
  
• Who: Robert Cochrane (Maker)
  
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