Pitcher, 11.5 inches tall. Purple transfer. No marks, but this pattern has been recorded with the "Aquatic" pattern name produced by Industrial Pottery in Bo’ness, Scotland. This pattern features the same image on both sides: a large swan with wings outstretched in a pond filled with waterlilies and cattails. A duck glides on the water to the left of the swan.

Both the Industrial and Co-Operative potteries occupied the same custom-built site in Grangepans. Bo’ness, the Co-operative/Industrial Pottery was established first, out of the Scottish co-operative movement both locally and nationally. It was first mooted in 1887 but it took several years to raise enough capital first to build the works then to provide enough working capital to keep it up and running.

It is reckoned that limited production started in October 1891. The official opening was on the 5th of March 1892 by William Maxwell, the Chairman of the Scottish Co-operative Wholesale Society. Business appeared to be progressing well for a time but in March 1893 a petition was made to the Sheriff Court in Linlithgow to wind up the company over an unpaid debt.

This creditor obviously failed at this time and production continued, but in January 1894 when a further petition was placed in front of the court. This succeeded and a liquidator was appointed; around 95 people lost their jobs. The pottery was put up for sale in May 1894. The first sale valuing the pottery at £7,500 failed as did the second sale in August of the same year.