Earthenware Jam or Honey Pot with Slipware Decoration
MakerMade by
Sidney Tustin
(Winchcombe, England, 1935 - 2005)
MakerMade at
Winchcombe Pottery
(Winchcombe, England, founded 1926)
Datec. 1940
Object NameJam Pot
Mediumslipware, terracotta, earthenware
ClassificationsCeramics
DimensionsOverall (jar and lid): 90 x 92 mm
Base: 64 mm
Base: 64 mm
AcquisitionPurchased in 1996 with assistance from the National Fund for Acquisitions.
LocationOn Display - Gallery 06
Object numberABDAG008895
About MeThis lidded jam or honey pot is of a squat, bulbous form with short neck. The circular cover sits within the pot's recessed rim.The pot is decorated in cream and brown slip (liquid clay) which has been combed through to create a feathered pattern. to create a feathered pattern, whilst the cover has a hand-painted decoration of dots and meandering ribbon in brown on cream slip.
Born 1913, Sidney Tustin joined Michael Cardew at Winchcombe Pottery in 1927, aged 13. As apprentice, he turned the wheel for Elijah Comfort, learning the skills of potting from Comfort and Michael Cardew. He never left the pottery apart from a period of war service and threw over a million pots at Winchcombe, retiring in 1978. His pots were slipwares with a light decorative touch. He died in 2000.
More About Me
This bulbous pot is made from terracotta slipware. Did you know that terracotta means 'Baked Earth'?
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