Teapot (detail)

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This detail shows the impressed mark of Murray and Company of the Caledonian Pottery in Rutherglen in Glasgow. It is on the base of a 'Rockingham' or brown-glazed teapot, dating from between 1872 and 1929.

The oval mark reads 'MURRAY & Co/FIRE PROOF/RUTHERGLEN'.

Another company well known for producing 'Rockingham' or brown glazed teapots was Belfield and Company of Prestonpans. Such teapots were known as 'Broon Coos'.

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• Online ID: 000-190-004-125-C
• Image Rights Holder: National Museums Scotland
• Project: National Museums Scotland
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• Ref: National Museums Scotland  H.1994.910 B
• Date: 1872 - 1929
  1872 - 1929
  Between 1872 and 1929
  
• Material: Ceramic, glazed
  Ceramic, glazed. Inscription: Mark on base: MURRAY & Co. / FIRE PROOF / RUTHERGLEN
  Teapot
  Teapot cover
  
• Dimensions: 125 mm H x 165 mm L (incl handle and spout) x 60 mm rim D
  
• What: Teapot
  Teapot cover
  
• Subject:
• Who: Murray and Co., Rutherglen (Maker)
  Murray and Co., Rutherglen (Maker)
  
• Where: Scotland, Lanarkshire, Rutherglen
  Scotland, Lanarkshire, Rutherglen
  
• Event:
• Description: Ceramic teapot with Rockingham glaze, barrel-shaped, made by Murray and Co., Rutherglen, 1872 - 1929
  Cover for a ceramic teapot with Rockingham glaze, barrel-shaped, made by Murray and Co., Rutherglen, 1872 - 1929
  
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