Mug (2 of 2)

This shows the inside of a glazed redware mug, made at Cumnock in Ayrshire in the second half of the 19th century.

The frog sitting on the base of the interior is referred to in the motto inscribed on the outside of the mug - '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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Online ID:	000-190-002-144-C
Image Rights Holder:	National Museums Scotland
Project:	0098: National Museums Scotland Project description \| View all records in project
Ref:	National Museums Scotland H.1995.52
Date:	1850 - 1900 Second half of the 19th century
Material:	Ceramic, brown and yellow. Inscription: There's aye some water whaun the stirkie droons
Dimensions:	105 mm H x 130 mm max W x 92.50 mm rim D x 95 mm base D
What:	Mug
Subject:
Who:	Cumnock Pottery, Cumnock, Ayrshire (Maker) Iris Fox Collection (Collector)
Where:	Scotland, Ayrshire, Cumnock
Event:
Description:	Brown and yellow mug with a frog inside, inscribed `There's aye some water whaun the stirkie droons`, by the Cumnock Pottery, unmarked, 1850 - 1900
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