Wemyss Ware was a line of pottery first produced in 1882 by Czech decorator Karel Nekola and Fife pottery-owner Robert Heron. The pottery took its name from the Wemyss family, titled incumbents of Wemyss Castle on the east coast of Fife, who were early and enthusiastic patrons of Nekola and Heron's ceramic creations. After being desirable in its own day, the pottery subsequently became extremely popular with collectors. Since 1985, the name has been used by the Griselda Hill Pottery in Ceres, Fife.
Original Wemyss Ware cats
Modern Wemyss Ware plate in the Kirkcaldy Museum, commemorating Karel Nekola
Wemyss Ware workshop. Griselda Hill is on the left
Wemyss Ware pig from the Griselda Hill Pottery
Ceres is a village in Fife, Scotland, located in a small glen approximately 2 miles (3 km) over the Ceres Moor from Cupar and 7 mi (11 km) from St Andrews. The former parish of that name included the settlements of Baldinnie, Chance Inn, Craigrothie, Pitscottie and Tarvit Mill.
Ceres, Fife
Entering Ceres from the north
The Bow Butts shortly before the start of the Ceres Highland Games in 2013
Ceres Church and Lindsay Mausoleum