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This creamware plate was made at the pottery of Robert and George Gordon at Prestonpans in East Lothian. It dates from around 1825.

The rim is relief moulded with a band of strawberries, leaves and ships. The base is impressed with 'R & G Gordon' and a crown.

Creamware was produced by adding ground, burnt, or `calcinated' flint to earthenware. It was then glazed with a lead compound to produce a fine quality creamy white body. The process was pioneered in England by Josiah Wedgwood and introduced to Scotland by William Cadell.

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• Online ID: 000-100-104-453-C
• Image Rights Holder: National Museums Scotland
• Project: National Museums Scotland
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• Ref: National Museums Scotland  H.1993.8
• Date: Around 1825
  c. 1825
  
• Material: Creamware, overglaze painted in green, blue, red and purple lustre. Inscription: On base: R & G Gordon [and crown]
  
• Dimensions: 227 mm D
  
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• Who: R. and G. Gordon, Prestonpans (Maker)
  
• Where: Scotland, East Lothian, Prestonpans
  
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• Description: Creamware plate overglaze painted in green, blue, red and purple lustre with a relief moulded rim and impressed with `R & G Gordon' and a crown on the base, from Prestonpans, East Lothian, c. 1825
  
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