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This hand-painted earthenware jug was possibly made at Musselburgh in East Lothian. It is inscribed 'Andrew Halston Wright/1833/EDINBURGH'.

The jug is decorated with hand-painted flowers, berries and leaves. Below the inscription name is a pair of compasses and set square.

From 1750 onwards, large-scale potteries were established on the south side of the Firth of Forth, at Prestonpans, Prestongrange, West Pans, Musselburgh and Portobello. Much of the skilled workforce came from the older established Staffordshire potteries.

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• Online ID: 000-100-104-629-C
• Image Rights Holder: National Museums Scotland
• Project: National Museums Scotland
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• Ref: National Museums Scotland  H.1994.933
• Date: 1833
  Around 1833
  
• Material: Earthenware, glazed. Inscription: Andrew Halston Wright / [compasses and set square] 1833 / Edinburgh
  
• Dimensions: 185 mm H x 190 mm W
  
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• Who: Andrew Halston Wright
  
• Where: Scotland, Midlothian, Edinburgh
  Scotland, Midlothian, Musselburgh
  
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• Description: Earthenware jug with hand-painted flowers, berries and leaves, inscribed to Andrew Halston Wright, Edinburgh, 1833, possibly made at Musselburgh
  
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