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This unmarked glazed earthenware jug and bowl were possibly made by the Cumnock Pottery in Ayrshire. They date from the second half of the 19th century.

The jug is inscribed 'Dinna hain (conserve) the cream'. The bowl is inscribed 'Help yerself an' dinna be blate (shy)'.

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: 000-190-004-134-C
• Image Rights Holder: National Museums Scotland
• Project: National Museums Scotland
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• Ref: National Museums Scotland  H.MEK 590 B
• Date: 1850 - 1900
  1850 - 1900
  Second half of the 19th century
  
• Material: Brown and beige glazed earthenware. Inscription: Dinna / hain / the cream
  Brown and beige glazed earthenware. Inscription: Help yerself / an' dinna / be blate
  Bowl
  Jug
  
• Dimensions: 55 mm H x 65 mm D (base) x 62 mm D (rim)
  64 mm H x 47 mm D (base) x 45 mm D (rim)
  
• What: Bowl
  Jug
  
• Subject: Post-medieval pottery and porcelain (NMAS Classification)
  Post-medieval pottery and porcelain (NMAS Classification)
  
• Who:
• Where: Scotland, Ayrshire, Cumnock
  Scotland, Ayrshire, Cumnock
  
• Event:
• Description: Brown and beige glazed earthenware jug with a circular base, a plain rim and a pouring lip with a loop handle opposite, inscribed on one side, possibly from Cumnock, Ayrshire, 1850 - 1900
  Brown and beige glazed earthenware circular bowl of squat shape with a plain rim, possibly from Cumnock, Ayrshire, 1850 - 1900
  
• References:
  • Quail, G. The Cumnock Pottery. Ayrshire Archaeological & Natural History Society: 1993. 
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