A tin-glazed earthenware bottle attributed to the Delftfield Pottery, c 1760.
The Delftfield Pottery was opened in the Broomielaw in 1748 to make tin-glazed earthenware - the only Scottish pottery to do so. The company was formed by a group of Glasgow merchants led by Lawrence Dinwiddie (1696-1764), Provost 1742-1744, and his brother Robert (1692-1770) who served as Lieutenant Governor of Virginia 1751-1757. Much of its output was exported to the American colonies. It later expanded into other ceramics such as white stoneware, creamware and pearlware before closing in 1824.
Reference: E.1983.136
Reproduced with the permission of Glasgow City Council, Glasgow Museums
Keywords:
bottles, ceramics, creamware, Delftfield Pottery Co, delftware, earthenware, flowers, pearlware, potteries, stoneware, tin-glazing
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