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Teapot

Manufacturer (Gladsmuir, Scotland, founded 1919)
Date1920-1930
Object NameTeapot
Mediumearthenware
ClassificationsCeramics
AcquisitionPurchased in 1992.
LocationOn Display - Gallery 12
Object numberABDMS015761
About MeThis pottery was started in 1919 by Catherine Blair, founder of the Scottish Womens Rural Institute. The studio was originally based at the Blairs' farm, Hoprig Mains, in East Lothian, moving to North Berwick in 1932. Blair believed in "enriching the lives of rural women, particularly through arts and crafts", and pottery was just one of the crafts which Mak Merry developed. The lady artists learned how to paint on pottery blanks which were bought in from a pottery in Bo'Ness and sent back there for firing. The pots were sold at rural industries' fairs and agricultural shows such as the Highland Show. They are usually marked on the base Mak Merry and with the initials of the decorator.
More About Me
This pottery was started in 1919 by Catherine Blair who believed in "enriching the lives of rural women, particularly through arts and crafts".
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