Honey pot, made at Kirkcaldy, Fife

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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: National Museums Scotland
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• 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
  Jar lid, honey
  Jar, honey
  
• 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
  
• Event:
• 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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