Butter dish

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This earthenware butter dish was made in the first half of the 19th century, possibly at Alloa pottery in Clackmannanshire.

The sides of the dish are decorated with marine images in relief under a pinkish glaze.

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• Online ID: 000-100-104-311-C
• Image Rights Holder: National Museums Scotland
• Project: National Museums Scotland
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• Ref: National Museums Scotland  A.1946.120 A
• Date: 1800 - 1850
  1800 - 1850
  First half of the 19th century
  
• Material: Earthenware, glazed
  Earthenware, glazed
  Butter-dish
  Butter-dish cover
  
• Dimensions: 4.25" H (over cover); 4.50" D (at base)
  
• What: Butter-dish
  Butter-dish cover
  
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• Where: Scotland, West Lothian, Bo'ness
  Scotland, West Lothian, Bo'ness
  
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• Description: Circular earthenware butter-dish decorated in relief under a pinkish glaze, the sides with repeated marine trophies, Bo'ness pottery, first half of the 19th century
  Circular earthenware butter-dish cover decorated in relief under a pinkish glaze, with a cable-bordered, lozenge-shaped panel, Bo'ness pottery, first half of the 19th century
  
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