Tales of Things

Creator: NationalMuseumsScotland on 8 Apr 2011, 1 p.m.

AW Buchan were pottery manufacturers based in Portobello, Edinburgh dating back to the late 1800s until the year 2000. They began making stoneware storage vessels and stone hot water bottles. Eventually they moved their factory to Crieff, although they still used “Portobello” on their signatures. They specialised in stoneware using decorative painting techniques such as those seen on the olive dish for the domestic market.

© AW Buchan