Scottish Ceramics Society

It was formed in 1974 and has built an international reputation for quality and innovation.

Scottish ceramics society. Allander jardiniere eagle teapot teapot australia jug fife heron jug rosslyn jet bo ness jug australia it is not possible to say when the first piece of scottish earth was shaped by human hand and then dried or heated to produce a form for daily use or for artistic or ritual purpose. Highlights include examples of william littler s porcelain produced at west pans and wares produced at the potteries of robert and george. Stevenson had worked in a pottery in belfast and had a china retail clyde pottery read more. From making our own clay to the finished pot each piece is handmade by a dedicated team of craftspeople in lochinver and ullapool.

Link to gallery buchan jampot labelled buchan kilns at portobello edinburgh overview alexander willison buchan always known as a. It was made by the verreville pottery and issued after wellington s death in 1852. The post office directories list murray buchan buchan pottery read more. Link to gallery clyde jug oriental clyde pottery map 1842 reproduced with the permission of the national library of scotland overview the pottery was founded in 1810 by james muir and alan ker jnr together with james stevenson a potter from prestonpans.

Linking scotland s geographically remote potters it offers a source of information and advice on everything connected to clay. Founded in 1974 the scottish potters associdation spa is a charity scio which aims to promote all aspects of hand made pottery and ceramics in scotland. The catalogue features examples of 18th and early 19th century scottish east coast pottery from scotland s foremost private collection. Membership is open to anyone who has an interest in scottish pottery.

Many of the pieces have never previously been on public display. Link to gallery govancroft map os nls overview the pottery was founded by james buchanan in 1911 it was situated in the extreme east end of glasgow and made nothing but utilitarian stoneware until 1946 having been said to have had the majority of the jam jar market. The northern ceramic society journal vol 25 2008 2009 117 143. Ayers denis 2009 richard abbey in glasgow and links between caledonian pottery rutherglen and midland pottery melling and st helens.

Members home read more. A fire in 1955 saw the works temporarily govancroft pottery read more. Highland stoneware pottery is situated in the north west highlands of scotland. Buchan s tenure of the site was no less than the 6th pottery works at the same location.

Buchan was born in 1833 to a midlothian farmer william. The scottish pottery society s new website sps volunteers have been working hard to bring this new website resource to the public. Archaeologists are constantly unearthing earlier history of ceramics in scotland read more. Jug pattern water lily was made at the annfield pottery it is shown in plate 3 16 page 16 of scottish ceramics by henry e kelly.