Wemyss ware cup and saucer

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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: National Museums Scotland
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• 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.
  Saucer
  Teacup
  
• 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
  
• Event:
• 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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