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Although Belfield's of Prestonpans enjoyed a reputation for their production of teapots and tablewares, the pottery also produced a wide range of functional domestic crockery, such as this piedish. |
Victorian potteries produced a large variety of cheap earthenware goods, such as this barrel money-box or bank. The slot at the top has been broken to retrieve the coins within. |
Belfield's pottery flourished in Prestonpans from the early nineteenth century until around the time of World War II. |
This planter was made at Belfields Pottery in Prestonpans. They produced a wide range of domestic wares, especially teapots. |
This is a large shiny brown teapot. Its handle and spout are modelled after tree branches or twigs. This is a fully functional, yet decoratively interesting item of domestic ware. |
Although this pair of creamers (cream jugs) have been attributed to the North British Pottery in Glasgow, similar items were being made at many Scottish potteries including those at Prestonpans; he |
This coffee pot was purchased from the pottery of Charles Belfield & Son of Prestonpans around 1930. |
This tea pot was purchased from the pottery of Charles Belfield & Son of Prestonpans around 1930. |
Prestonpans was an early centre of industrial ceramics in Scotland. |
This is one of the many kinds of teapots produced by Belfield's Pottery in Prestonpans. |
