{"product_id":"scottish-pottery-1920s-mak-merry-hand-painted-lidded-pot","title":"Scottish Pottery. 1920s Mak Merry Hand-Painted Lidded Pot. Blue and White Prunus Decoration","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis is a highly collectible little piece of antique Scottish Art Pottery.  \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eI really love this blue and white prunus decoration on these pieces of antique Scottish pottery. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis little lidded pot is a wee jam or preserve pot. It was made by Mak Merry Pottery and is signed on the base. The main body colour is a very pale-grey band around the base section. It is a very intricate pattern. There is a decorative band all around the top of the exterior with white Prunus blossoms set against a vivid blue sky.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThere is a little aperture in the lid - which allows you to pop into the pot a little spoon to serve up your jam or chutney from inside. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIt is one of many of my Mak Merry pieces in my online shop.  \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eI have taken lots of images for your inspection. This is so pretty and a much rarer survivor.  \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCONDITION. This piece is made of finer china material. It has no chips, cracks, or nasty staining.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDimensions: the overall height is 4 inches. The diameter of the rim is 3 inches and the diameter at the widest point is 3 1\/2 inches. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHISTORY: The MakMerry pottery grew out of the Scottish Women's Rural Institute, which was founded in 1917 in the Scottish town Macmerry by Catherine Blair.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCatherine had previously been an active Suffragist, campaigning for 'Votes for Women' and had a history of promoting female independence and equality. She became involved in the suffragette movement by writing countless letters to the press about the plight of women.\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eIn 1920 MakMerry was set up as the trading arm of the Institute. Initially, members invested small sums of money and produced food items for sale. They soon moved into producing fine craftworks as well. One of the crafts was pottery decoration. They hand-painted smaller household items such as plates, shallow bowls, lidded pots, and the sweetest teapots. All these are instantly identifiable and often feature delicate and stylized floral patterns.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Iconic Edinburgh","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":39899817803840,"sku":"Sold for £50 plus 15% discount","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0271\/1902\/6240\/files\/scottish-pottery-1920s-mak-merry-hand-painted-lidded-pot-blue-and-white-prunus-decoration-311.webp?v=1791628449","url":"https:\/\/www.iconicedinburgh.co.uk\/products\/scottish-pottery-1920s-mak-merry-hand-painted-lidded-pot","provider":"Iconic Edinburgh","version":"1.0","type":"link"}