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Bowl
This Wemyss ware bowl was made between around 1883 and 1930 at Robert Heron & Sons' pottery at Kirkcaldy in Fife.
The exterior of the bowl is hand-painted with strawberries.
In the 19th century, Scottish potteries grew in number to meet the increased demand. The largest firms were near the Forth and Clyde rivers and Kirkcaldy became a major centre for potteries. Robert Heron & Co. were famous for their 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. Wemyss Ware continued to be produced in Kirkcaldy, by a variety of decorators, until the factory closed in 1930.
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Online ID: |
000-180-000-330-C |
Image Rights Holder: |
National Museums Scotland |
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0504: National Museums Scotland Part 2
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National Museums Scotland H.1994.229 |
Date: |
Between around 1883 and 1930 c. 1897
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Material: |
Earthenware; paint, glaze. Inscription: WEMYSS WARE R.H.& S. [impressed semicircular]
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Dimensions: |
270 mm H x 260 mm D rim
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What: |
Flowerpot, tub
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Subject: |
Post-medieval pottery and porcelain
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Who: |
Professor Peter H. Davis (Collector and owner) Queen Victoria Robert Heron and Son, Fife Pottery, Kirkcaldy (Maker)
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Where: |
Scotland, Fife, Kirkcaldy
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Description: |
Wemyss Ware tub flowerpot hand painted with laurel leaves entwined with ribbons, bows and swags supporting baskets of tulips, by Robert Heron and Son, Fife Pottery, Kirkcaldy, c. 1897
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References: |
- Peter Davies & Robert Rankin, Wemyss ware: A Decorative Scottish Pottery, Scottish Academic Press, 1986
- Wemyss Ware, pl. 292, p. 131
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