Margaret G Powling investigates the history behind SALT GLAZE STONEWARE.

'It’s obvious really, but some antique terms state, well, the obvious. Take stoneware. It was thus named because of its stone-like hardness, achieved when clay, to which sand has been added, is fired to a high temperature (1200-1400 degrees Celsius) so that it becomes vitrified, and even in an unglazed state is impervious to liquid. ...'

What a Whopper! Dick Henrywood admires large EXHIBITION JUGS.

'Jugs and their place in social history have always fascinated me. Just think, 200 years ago there were no plastic bottles, cardboard containers or cans to hold milk, juice, beer, fizzy drinks, soups, sauces and delicate spring waters. Just what did our ancestors do to carry things home from their shopping trips? The answer is, of course, that virtually all liquids were stored and transported in jugs, so the potters had a huge market for these utilitarian vessels...'

Michael Cardew and the FISHLEY HOLLAND POTTERY, By John Edgeler.

'These two well known potters seem widely separated to the non-specialist, yet they shared a common source of inspiration both in terms of form and outlook. Michael Cardew (1902 – 1983) was a well born child from a family with a Cornish background who fell in love with West Country earthenwares whilst staying as a child in Saunton, North Devon before WW1. The source of an infatuation that was to dominate his life and lead him to international fame was the country pottery of Edwin Beer Fishley (1832 – 1912)...'

TOMORROW’S TREASURE.

'Our aim with 'Tomorrow's Treasure' is to help increase public enthusiasm for the many qualities of handmade pottery available on our doorstep. Over the following pages, we showcase the work of West Country potters, whose finely crafted, spectacular artworks are collectable today and will no doubt be the antiques of the future...'

QUIMPER, Adela Meadows looks at the potted history of a little town in Brittany.

'QUIMPER (pronounced kem-pair) is a town located in north western France in the province of Brittany. The people of Quimper, known as the Quimpèrois, are of Celtic origin. The ‘founding fathers’ of Brittany, immigrants from Cornwall, Ireland, Scotland, and Wales, settled in the area in the fifth and sixth century A.D....'

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