Jug

This stoneware jug was made by James Murray's Caledonian Pottery in Glasgow between around 1850 and 1890. It takes the form of 'Souter Johnny' - a character from Robert Burns' poem 'Tam O'Shanter'. A souter was a shoemaker or cobbler.

The jug is finished in colourless and transparent brown glazes and has a metal and cork stopper.

The Clyde basin, like the Forth, was a natural location for the pottery industry, with a ready supply of coal, a growing market and good transport links.

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Online ID:	000-190-004-004-C
Image Rights Holder:	National Museums Scotland
Project:	0098: National Museums Scotland Project description \| View all records in project
Ref:	National Museums Scotland A.1958.142 A
Date:	Between around 1850 and 1890 c. 1850 - 1890
Material:	Metal; cork Stoneware. Inscription: MURRAY & CO. GLASGOW in oval formation / semi-circle
Dimensions:	7.00" H x 6.25" W
What:	Jug stopper
Subject:
Who:	James Murray and Co., Glasgow (Maker) Souter Johnny
Where:	Scotland, Lanarkshire, Glasgow
Event:
Description:	Stoneware jug covered with colourless and transparent brown glazes in the form of a bust of Souter Johnny, made by James Murray and Co., Glasgow, c. 1850 - 1890 Stopper of metal and cork for stoneware jug in the form of a bust of Souter Johnny, made by James Murray and Co., Glasgow, c. 1850 - 1890
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