Honey pot, made at Kirkcaldy, Fife

This earthenware Weymss Ware honey pot was made in the early 20th century at Robert Heron & Sons' pottery at Kirkcaldy in Fife.

The bee hive pot is hand-painted with hay and bees in flight.

Heron's Fife Pottery is perhaps best known for its 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.

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Online ID:	000-100-080-684-C
Image Rights Holder:	National Museums Scotland
Project:	0098: National Museums Scotland Project description \| View all records in project
Ref:	National Museums Scotland H.1994.61 B
Date:	c. 1916 - 1930 c. 1916 - 1930 Early 20th century
Material:	Earthenware, hand-painted: Wemyss ware Earthenware, hand-painted; Wemyss ware
Dimensions:	122 mm max D, 109 mm base D; jar and lid 178 mm H Jar and lid 178 mm H
What:	Jar lid, honey Jar, honey
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Who:	Robert Heron and Son, Fife Pottery, Kirkcaldy (Maker) Robert Heron and Son, Fife Pottery, Kirkcaldy (Maker)
Where:	Scotland, Fife, Kirkcaldy Scotland, Fife, Kirkcaldy
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Description:	Honey jar in earthenware with hand painted hay and bees in flight, Wemyss ware, made by Robert Heron and Son, Fife Pottery, Kirkcaldy, c. 1916 - 1930 Lid for honey jar, in the form of a conical bee skep, Wemyss ware
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