Govancroft Stoneware Heather Dew 4/5 Qt Whisky Flagon ~ THE GREYBEARD ~ Scotland for Sale

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Govancroft Stoneware Heather Dew 4/5 Qt Whisky Flagon ~ THE GREYBEARD ~ Scotland For Sale

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Govancroft Stoneware Heather Dew 4/5 Qt Whisky Flagon ~ THE GREYBEARD ~ Scotland:
$40.10

We found this beautiful flagon in Honolulu at a thrift shop and could not resist bringing it home to Ohio.

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. A fire in 1955 saw the works temporarily close and competition throughout the 60s saw the pottery struggle to stay financially viable and it eventually closed in 1976.

Until 1946, the production of Bristol glazed stoneware was the sole production of the pottery, with whisky flagons, jam jars, kitchen wares, hot water bottles, storage jars etc. it\'s only production. From 1946, wares were drastically extended with ordinary stoneware production continuing alongside dabbed wares of pitchers, jugs, baskets, etc being produced. From the 50s, coffee and tea sets of granular colors under matt glaze were introduced alongside similar dinner services and translucent and curdled glazes were introduced latterly. Tourist ware was produced in the form of “Highland Ware”, based on thistles. Small book molded whisky bottles with titles such as “Spirit of Scotland” have been found as far afield as New York.

Painted dinner sets and garden ornaments were introduced in the 60s. Most numerous are the various opalescent glazed, mottled or spatter ware jugs, in various forms and brightly colored.

Possill Pottery also in Glasgow began reproducing the jugs after Grovancroft closed as well as miniature 2-3 inch copies of various Scottish Whisky Jugs, probably still does.

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