Dessert dish

This Wemyss ware dessert dish was made between around 1925 and 1930 at Robert Heron & Sons' pottery at Kirkcaldy in Fife. The dish is in the shape of a quaich - a traditional Scottish drinking vessel. It was possibly painted by Edwin Sandland.

The dish is decorated in the style known as 'Jazzy Wemyss' with two cabbage roses in the dish well surrounded by many darker colours covering the entire surface. The footrim, rim and handles are edged with a band of olive green.

In the 19th century, Scottish potteries grew in number to meet the increased demand. The largest firms were near the Forth and Clyde rivers and Kirkcaldy became a major centre for potteries. Robert Heron & Co. were famous for their brightly painted, highly fashionable and expensive Wemyss Ware. The characteristic freely-painted decoration was introduced by Karel Nekola, a Czech who arrived in Kirkcaldy in 1883. Edwin Sandland took over as chief decorator at Herons from 1916 until 1928. He came from a family of potters in Hanley in Staffordshire. Heron's factory finally closed in 1930.

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