Ashet, made by Annfield Pottery, Glasgow

An ashet is a large plate, platter or pie dish. This earthenware example belonged to the family of Samuel Coulters, a Glasgow merchant. It was presented to the family in 1842 by John Thomson of Annfield Pottery in Glasgow's Gallowgate.

The ashet has a transfer-printed rural scene in the centre.

Annfield Pottery operated from around 1816 to 1887.

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Online ID:	000-100-003-550-C
Image Rights Holder:	National Museums Scotland
Project:	0098: National Museums Scotland Project description \| View all records in project
Ref:	National Museums Scotland H.1991.8
Date:	1841 1842
Material:	Glazed earthenware. Inscription: AS A SMALL TRIBUTE OF RESPECT / To the MEMORY of the / LATE / MR SAMUEL COULTERS, (sic) / of this City / THIS SERVICE IS PRESENTED / TO THE SURVIVING MEMBERS OF HIS FAMILY / BY JOHN THOMSON /
Dimensions:	45 mm H x 482 mm L x 396 mm W
What:	Ashet
Subject:	Post-medieval pottery and porcelain (NMAS Classification)
Who:	John Thomson, Annfield Pottery, Glasgow (Maker) Samuel Coulters (Inscribed on the ashet)
Where:	Scotland, Lanarkshire, Glasgow
Event:
Description:	Glazed earthenware ashet, octagonal with shaped corners, blue and white transfer-printed with a rural scene in the centre, by John Thomson of Annfield Pottery, Glasgow in 1841
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