This is a highly collectable little piece of Scottish Art Pottery.
It is a very pretty larger-sized jug with a design on it representing tall flowers in a country garden. It would look fine on display in a country kitchen on a Welsh dresser or in a china cabinet, or perhaps with spring flowers on a window sill.
The clear, glassy glazes used on Mak Merry (and also Bough) pottery - have a tendency to develop surface crazing called craquelure, so it might indeed be better for very occasional use or display purposes.. This jug has a very clean glaze with none of these issues - so that is certainly good news.
The condition is generally fine. It is nice and clean inside the jug no nasty staining. Sadly there is a very fine hairline crack that starts on one side of the rim and runs down for 2 cm. I have photographed this for your inspection. It is not noticeable on the exterior - a minor blemish and the jug is priced accordingly. If perfect I would have had a price tag on this of £125.
The jug is 4 1/2 inches in height and 4 1/4 inches in diameter, From handle to spout is 5 1 /2 inches.
A very delightful hand-painted design (like a little watercolour painting) that goes all around the jug. It is certainly a beautiful piece of paintwork on a Mak Merry piece. The flower display consists of pink and yellow hollyhocks. tall blue lupins, pink and yellow daisy-type blooms, blue and yellow daisy ones - and also a couple of drooping bluebells and purple iris flowers.
A delightful pattern and piece of 1920s / 1930s Scottish pottery.
UK Posting is going to be £4.95 - and this is with Royal Mail Recorded Delivery. This will be applied at the checkout.
HISTORY: 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.
Catherine 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 was by writing countless letters to the press about the plight of women.
In 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 – but 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 – and all these are instantly identifiable and often featured delicate and stylized floral patterns.