Flower Painted Lidded Dish
Manufacturer
Mak Merry
(Gladsmuir, Scotland, founded 1919) Date1920 - 1930
Object NameDish
Mediumearthenware
ClassificationsCeramics
Dimensions6.5 x 10.5cm
AcquisitionPurchased in 1992.
LocationView by Appointment - Aberdeen Treasure Hub
Object numberABDMS015762
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.
