Earthenware teapot

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This teapot was made by W. & J.A. Bailey's pottery at Alloa in Clackmannanshire. It dates from the second half of the 19th century. In its heyday the pottery at Alloa was said to make 40,000 teapots a week.

The glazed teapot is relief moulded, with a regular 'diaper' design, in a technique sometimes known as 'cane-ware'.

Alloa was an important coal mining centre, and a pottery (and eventually a glassworks) were established by the 1790s to take advantage of the abundant fuel and locally available clay. The pottery at Alloa finally closed in 1907.

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• Online ID: 000-100-003-525-C
• Image Rights Holder: National Museums Scotland
• Project: National Museums Scotland
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• Ref: National Museums Scotland  H.MEK 1180 B
• Date: Second half of the 19th century
  
• Material: Teapot / part
  Teapot / part
  
• Dimensions: 165 mm H x 240 mm L x 160 mm D
  165 mm H x 240 mm L xc 160 mm D
  
• What: Teapot / part
  Teapot / part
  
• Subject: Post-medieval pottery and porcelain (NMAS Classification)
  Post-medieval pottery and porcelain (NMAS Classification)
  
• Who: Rockingham
  Rockingham
  W. and J.A. Bailey (Maker)
  W. and J.A. Bailey (Maker)
  
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• Description: Rockingham glazed teapot, relief moulded, by W. and J. A. Bailey
  Lid of a Rockingham glazed teapot, relief moulded, by W. and J. A. Bailey
  
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