Earthenware jug

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This earthenware jug was made in 1873 by Robert Cochran & Co. at either their Britannia or Verreville pottery in Glasgow.

The plain jug is painted with 'J. Carmichael 1873' on the body and marked 'R Cochran & Co., Glasgow' on the base.

Robert Cochran, already the owner of the Verreville Pottery, established the Britannia pottery as a modern works in 1857, primarily to meet the Canadian export trade.

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• Online ID: 000-100-003-391-C
• Image Rights Holder: National Museums Scotland
• Project: National Museums Scotland
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• Ref: National Museums Scotland  H.MEK 1064
• Date: 1873
  
• Material: Inscription: Carmichael 1873 / Cochran & Co, Glasgow
  Jug
  
• Dimensions: 190 mm H x 95 mm base D
  
• What: Jug
  
• Subject: Post-medieval pottery and porcelain (NMAS Classification)
  
• Who: Carmichael (Inscribed on the jug)
  Cochran and Co., Glasgow (Maker)
  
• Where: Scotland, Lanarkshire, Glasgow
  
• Event:
• Description: Jug inscribed Carmichael 1873, by Cochran and Co. of Glasgow
  
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