Sponge dish, made at Kirkcaldy, Fife

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This white glazed earthenware sponge dish was made at Robert Heron's Pottery in Kirkcaldy in Fife around 1895. It is part of a Wemyss Ware toilet set which came from Philiphaugh House near Selkirk.

The sponge dish consists of two parts - a deep bowl with handles and, placed on top, a sponge holder with holes for the water to drip through into the bowl. It is hand painted with pink cabbage roses.

In the 19th century, 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 prestigious Wemyss ware.

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• Online ID: 000-100-003-248-C
• Image Rights Holder: National Museums Scotland
• Project: National Museums Scotland
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• Ref: National Museums Scotland  H.MEK 168 B
• Date: Around 1895
  
• Material: Inscription: WEMYSS / T.GOODE & Co / LONDON; WEMYSS
  Sponge dish / bowl
  Sponge dish / sponge holder
  
• Dimensions: 70 mm H x 196 mm D (rim)
  95 mm H x 102 mm D (base) x 189 mm D (rim)
  
• What: Sponge dish / bowl
  Sponge dish / sponge holder
  
• Subject: Post-medieval pottery and porcelain (NMAS Classification)
  Post-medieval pottery and porcelain (NMAS Classification)
  
• Who: T. Goode and Co., London (Maker)
  T. Goode and Co., London (Maker)
  Wemyss
  
• Where: England, London
  England, London
  
• Event:
• Description: Part of a Wemyss ware sponge dish - deep bowl with a small moulded foot and circular base from which the sides curve up to a plain rim, by T. Goode of London - part of a toilet set
  Part of a Wemyss ware sponge dish - sponge holder in the shape of a round bottomed bowl with an out-turned rim, by T. Goode of London - part of a toilet set
  
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