Mug of Wemyss ware

This Wemyss ware mug was made in 1907 at Robert Heron & Sons' pottery at Kirkcaldy in Fife.

The mug is decorated with a religious text and hand-painted motifs influenced by Earlshall Castle in Fife.

Earlshall Castle was the home of R W R Mackenzie, a successful merchant. He held fairs in aid of local charities at the castle, and the Fife Pottery produced a series of Wemyss designs for sale at these fairs.

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Online ID:	000-100-103-124-C
Image Rights Holder:	National Museums Scotland
Project:	0098: National Museums Scotland Project description \| View all records in project
Ref:	National Museums Scotland H.1994.166
Date:	1907
Material:	Earthenware; paint, glaze. Inscription: Mans chief and highest end must be / Gods glory to promote and see / To glorify him and possess / In him eternal blessedness; Sanct Serfs / Anno 1907
Dimensions:	138 mm H x 117 mm D
What:	Mug
Subject:	Post-medieval pottery and porcelain
Who:	Professor Peter H. Davis (Collector and owner) Robert Heron and Son, Fife Pottery, Kirkcaldy (Maker)
Where:	Scotland, Fife, Kirkcaldy
Event:
Description:	Wemyss ware mug of thrown earthenware with script motto, hand-painted with Earlshall influenced motifs and partly sponge decorated, by Robert Heron and Son, Fife Pottery, Kirkcaldy, 1907
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