Founded by Andrew Ewing in 1904, at its height the company
had over 250 shops throughout Scotland. The picture is of a little girl feeding a
buttercup to a cow and is taken from a painting by Thomas Curr (1887-1958).
The tiles were part of the Company's distinct branding. Even the floor tiles at the entrance
are wonderfully decorative.
The tiles were manufactured by the Glasgow firm of James
Duncan Ltd. You can read about them, and
their association with the Buttercup Dairy Co here.
The
Greenockian
