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Bough Preserve Jar
Bough Preserve Jar
Bough Preserve Jar

Bough Preserve Jar

Artist (Edinburgh, Scotland, 1900 - 1949)
Maker (Edinburgh, Scotland, 1913 - 1942)
Date1922 - 1942
Object NameJar
Mediumearthenware
ClassificationsCeramics
DimensionsOverall: height 9.5cm × diameter 7.9cm
AcquisitionPurchased in 1992.
LocationOn Display - Gallery 06
Object numberABDMS015764
About MeEarthenware preserve jar with hand painted sprigs of the garden flower honesty, below billowing yellow clouds, painted by Richard Amour. The Bough Pottery was established in Edinburgh in 1913 by Elizabeth Amour Watson along with three other members of the Amour family. Elizabeth had studies at Glasgow School of Art. The pottery was painted under the glaze on blanks which were bought in from other potteries. Pieces are marked BOUGH or RUTLAND (their studio having been in Rutland Place and Rutland Rutland Street). The pottery was well advertised in The Scotsman newspaper and, as well as selling direct from the studio, their wares could be purchased in Edinburgh art and craft shops. They also regularly exhibited at agricultural and garden shows and fairs such as the Highland Show. The pottery closed in the early 1940s with disposal sales being advertised in 1940. This may have been due to shortages of blank ware because of the war.



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