Bowl (detail)

This detail shows the mark of David Lockhart & Company's Victoria Pottery in Pollokshaws in Glasgow. It is on the base of a transfer-printed earthenware bowl dating from 1860s or 1870s.

The mark consist of the pattern name 'TARTAN' and the company initials, 'D.L. & Co' contained within a crowned wreath.

The Victoria Pottery was originally established by David Lockhart and Charles Arthur in 1855. In 1864 Arthur resigned and the company became Lockhart & Company and later, the more distinctive David Lockhart & Company. In around 1888, Lockhart's sons joined the company and it became David Lockhart & Sons.

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Online ID:	000-190-002-141-C
Image Rights Holder:	National Museums Scotland
Project:	0098: National Museums Scotland Project description \| View all records in project
Ref:	National Museums Scotland H.1994.909
Date:	1860s - 1870s 1860s or 1870s
Material:	Earthenware. Inscription: Mark on base: TARTAN / D.L. & Co. (within crowned wreath)
Dimensions:	870 mm H x 135 mm rim D x 90 mm base D
What:	Bowl
Subject:
Who:	David Lockhart and Co., Glasgow (Maker)
Where:	Scotland, Lanarkshire, Glasgow
Event:
Description:	Earthenware bowl with transfer-printed tartan pattern, made by David Lockhart and Company, Glasgow, 1860s or 1870s
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