Early Slipware Jug by Sidney Tustin
This
earthenware jug was made by Sidney Tustin at Winchcombe Pottery, Gloucestershire,
and is a typical piece of domestic ware - useful rather than beautiful
(although I personally
find this a particularly beautiful and unique work).
This
is the second time I have found an apprentice piece of his.
And it has all the same hallmarks of an inexperienced hand -
the maker has had a struggle to control the slip while applying it;
the painted lines are not steady;
edges are not clean, and some of the glaze has run or smudged;
the slip patterns are uneven;
the spout is not quite symmetric;
in some places the glaze has not taken so therefore the rough bare clay
can be felt.
Tustin
began his life as a potter at Winchcombe Pottery at the age of 13 in
1927
where he turned the wheel for Elijah Comfort. It was when he was 15
that Michael Cardew
invested in an electric wheel for Comfort allowing the young Tustin
to start
throwing his own pieces. And I think that this is one of those first
pots.
His
personal mark and the Winchcombe mark, stamped right on the edge of the base, are quite clear.
Condition:
Amazingly for a pot made in the late 1920's, this is in good condition
-
apart from the crack on the side near the handle, and two small chips to the spout.
Dimensions: 5 inches high/13cm high
Widest diameter (excluding handle): 4.25 inches/11cm.
Price: 125 GB Pounds
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This work will be protected by bubble wrap
then packed with strong corrugated cardboard.