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This redware teapot was made by the Cumnock Pottery in Ayrshire. It dates from the second half of the 19th century.

The neck is inscribed with the motto 'Tak' a cup o' Kindness for Auld Lang Syne', based on a line from Robert Burns's poem 'Auld Lang Syne'.

A pottery was originally established in Cumnock by James Taylor in 1792. In the second half of the 19th century it became well known for its 'couthy' motto ware.

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• Online ID: 000-190-004-126-C
• Image Rights Holder: National Museums Scotland
• Project: National Museums Scotland
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• Ref: National Museums Scotland  H.1995.54.2
• Date: 1850 - 1900
  1850 - 1900
  Second half of the 19th century
  
• Material: Ceramic, brown and yellow. Inscription: Tak' a cup o' Kindness for Auld Lang Syne; Cumnock
  Ceramic, brown and yellow. Inscription: Tak' a cup o' Kindness for Auld Lang Syne; Cumnock
  Teapot lid
  
• Dimensions: Teapot and lid: 125 mm H x 245 mm max W x 100 mm D
  Teapot and lid: 125 mm H x 245 mm max W x 100 mm D
  
• What: Teapot lid
  
• Subject:
• Who: Cumnock Pottery, Cumnock, Ayrshire (Maker)
  Cumnock Pottery, Cumnock, Ayrshire (Maker)
  Iris Fox Collection (Collector)
  Iris Fox Collection (Collector)
  
• Where: Scotland, Ayrshire, Cumnock
  Scotland, Ayrshire, Cumnock
  
• Event:
• Description: Brown and yellow teapot, inscribed `Tak' a cup o' Kindness for Auld Land Syne`, by the Cumnock Pottery, Ayrshire, 1850 - 1900
  Brown and yellow lid for teapot, inscribed `Tak' a cup o' Kindness for Auld Land Syne`, by the Cumnock Pottery, Ayrshire, 1850 - 1900
  
• References:
  • Quail, G. The Cumnock Pottery. Ayrshire Archaeological & Natural History Society: 1993. 
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