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Accession Number: 
1996.412
Object type: 
jug
Haddington Free Gardener's Jug: Accession No. 1996.412

This jug was made for the Ancient Fraternity of Free Gardeners of East Lothian. The Haddington based society was originally an association of practising gardeners but operated later as a conventional friendly society: subscriptions were used to support the Fraternity's sick and pensioner members.

This earthenware jug is decorated with three identical olive coloured transfer prints depicting a gardener at ease with his foot on a spade, under the branches of a tree. Below the image is an inscription GARDENERS SOCIETY HADDINGTON.

The Free Gardeners of East Lothian were one of Scotland's oldest Friendly (or mutual) Societies and accumulated memorabilia such as this jug. When wound up in 1953 surviving memorabilia was distributed amongst the remaining members.
 

Is part of the following Exhibitions: 
Band of Brothers

Description

Accession Number: 
1996.412
Object type: 
jug

Description

cream or milk jug round neck, spout, trimmed with 1 narrow 1 broad lines, off-white with a distinctly pale blue glaze; olive green-brown decoration is 3 transfer prints of rustic scene (see below) & text `Gardener`s Society Haddington`; handle loops out from top to a vertical grip, rejoins vessel after a double curve; small rect. label on the base `Miss Aitchison`; Measure 2 quarts scots

Material: 
ceramic
Number of objects: 
1
Height (cm): 
23.30
Width (cm): 
19.00
Depth (cm): 
21.50
Date - earliest/single: 
01/01/1815 (All day)

Associated

Accession Number: 
1996.412
Object type: 
jug
Object production place: 
Associated date text: 
1815=1953
Associated place: 
Haddington * West pans

Media

Accession Number: 
1996.412
Object type: 
jug
Object has been photographed/scanned: 
Yes
Haddington Free Gardener's Jug: Accession No. 1996.412
SCRAN Link: 
Link To SCRAN Record