Earthenware plaque

This earthenware plaque was made in the late 19th century at Peter Gardner's pottery at Dunmore in Stirlingshire.

The circular plaque has a blue lyre bird design and a hollow circular foot.

Peter Gardner took over his father's small redware pottery in 1860 and immediately began to develop new ranges of fashionable wares. The pottery was supported by the local landowners the Earl and Countess of Dunmore.

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• Online ID: 000-100-003-303-C
• Image Rights Holder: National Museums Scotland
• Project: National Museums Scotland
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• Ref: National Museums Scotland  H.MEK 550
• Date: Late 19th century
  
• Material: Cream glazed earthenware. Inscription: DUNMORE
  Plaque
  
• Dimensions: 285 mm D
  
• What: Plaque
  
• Subject: Post-medieval pottery and porcelain (NMAS Classification)
  
• Who: Dunmore? (Maker)
  
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• Description: Circular plaque of cream glazed earthenware with a blue lyre bird design, standing on a hollow circular foot
  
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