Made at Robert Heron's Fife Pottery

Wemyss ware cup and saucer

This Wemyss ware cup and saucer was made between around 1883 and 1930 at Robert Heron & Sons' pottery at Kirkcaldy in Fife. It was part of a breakfast set that also comprised a tray, teapot, sugar bowl and milk jug.

The cup and saucer are hand-painted with a black cockerel and the word 'Bonjour'. They are both stamped `T Goode & Co South Audley St London W'.

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:	000-100-103-121-C
Image Rights Holder:	National Museums Scotland
Project:	0098: National Museums Scotland Project description \| View all records in project
Ref:	National Museums Scotland H.1994.104 B
Date:	1883 - 1930 1883 - 1930 Between around 1883 and 1930
Material:	Earthenware; paint, glaze. Inscription: T GOODE & Co. / SOUTH AUDLEY St. / LONDON W [oval stamped cartouche]; BonJour Earthenware; paint, glaze. Inscription: T GOODE & Co. / SOUTH AUDLEY St. / LONDON W [oval stamped cartouche]; BonJour. Base: WEMYSS WARE / R.H.&S.
Dimensions:	25 mm H x 128 mm D 60 mm H x 90 mm D
What:	Saucer Teacup
Subject:	Post-medieval pottery and porcelain Post-medieval pottery and porcelain
Who:	Professor Peter H. Davis (Collector and owner) Professor Peter H. Davis (Collector and owner) Robert Heron and Son, Fife Pottery, Kirkcaldy (Maker) Robert Heron and Son, Fife Pottery, Kirkcaldy (Maker) T. Goode and Company (Retailer) T. Goode and Company (Retailer)
Where:	Scotland, Fife, Kirkcaldy Scotland, Fife, Kirkcaldy
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Description:	Wemyss ware teacup of moulded earthenware, underglaze painted and glazed, stamped `T Goode & Co. South Audley St. London W`, by Robert Heron and Son, Fife Pottery, Kirkcaldy, 1883 - 1930 Wemyss ware saucer of moulded earthenware, underglaze painted and glazed, stamped `T Goode & Co. South Audley St. London W`, by Robert Heron and Son, Fife Pottery, Kirkcaldy, 1883 - 1930
References:	Wemyss Ware, pl.73b Wemyss Ware, pl.73b
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