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Coffee Pot

ca. 1976 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Stoneware coffee pot with lid and side handle, with speckled matt oatmeal glaze and painted iron decoration in the form of leaves and flowers. The motif derives from foxgloves.

Object details

Categories
Object type
Parts
This object consists of 2 parts.

  • Coffee Pot
  • Cover
Materials and techniques
Stoneware, matt oatmeal glaze with painted iron decoration
Brief description
Stoneware coffee pot with oatmeal glaze, by David Leach at Lowerdown Pottery, Devon, about 1976
Physical description
Stoneware coffee pot with lid and side handle, with speckled matt oatmeal glaze and painted iron decoration in the form of leaves and flowers. The motif derives from foxgloves.
Dimensions
  • Height: 13.5cm
  • Width: 16.3cm
  • Depth: 10.7cm
Credit line
Given by Robin Hildyard
Object history
Received by the donor as a wedding gift in 1976.
Production
Probably made by apprentices working at the Pottery.
Subjects depicted
Bibliographic reference
Cooper, Emmanuel and Niblett, Kathy. David Leach. Shepton Beauchamp: Richard Dennis, 2003. pp45-46, 112.
Collection
Accession number
C.54:1,2-2004

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Record createdSeptember 7, 2004
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