probably made at Prestonpans, East Lothian

Wall pockets

These two earthenware wall pockets were probably made at Robert and George Gordon's pottery at Prestonpans in East Lothian. They are in the shape of cornucopia (horns of plenty) and date from around 1820.

The pocket fronts are relief moulded with cherub figures.

By the early 1800s, potteries in Musselburgh, Portobello and Prestonpans, all near Edinburgh, were producing a wide range of wares, from soft-paste porcelain to transfer-printed earthenware.

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Online ID:	000-190-004-207-C
Image Rights Holder:	National Museums Scotland
Project:	0098: National Museums Scotland Project description \| View all records in project
Ref:	National Museums Scotland H.1993.11
Date:	Around 1820 c. 1820 c. 1820
Material:	Earthenware, polychrome overglaze in blue, yellow and green Earthenware, polychrome overglaze in blue, yellow and green
Dimensions:	245 mm L x 152 mm W 245 mm L x 152 mm W
What:	Wall pocket Wall pocket
Subject:
Who:	R. and G. Gordon, Prestonpans (Maker) R. and G. Gordon, Prestonpans (Maker)
Where:	Scotland, East Lothian, Prestonpans Scotland, East Lothian, Prestonpans
Event:
Description:	Earthenware cornucopia wall pocket with relief moulded cherub figures and with polychrome overglaze decoration, probably from R. and G. Gordon's Pottery, Prestonpans, East Lothian, c. 1820 Earthenware cornucopia wall pocket with relief moulded cherub figures and with polychrome overglaze decoration, probably from R. and G. Gordon's Pottery, Prestonpans, East Lothian, c. 1820,
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