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This saltglazed pottery jug was known as a Greybeard. (MERL 55/675)
This saltglazed pottery jug was known as a Greybeard. (MERL 55/675)

The Museum of English Rural Life holds a range of objects relating to the craft of clay-working from tools to finished products. The crafts found in the collection include pottery and ceramics, brick and tile making. 

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The objects are classified into categories based on process. The objects are catalogued on the online database. Search using the words ‘clay’. [/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]

Connected Objects

Cider jar with wicker cover (MERL 60/619)
Author
Tim Jerrome
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Published Date
April 28, 2021

Cider jar

Find out more about this cider jar, used for carrying the cider to the fields for the harvesters to drink.

Harvest festival jug with sunshine design (MERL 60/146)
Author
joevaughan
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Published Date
May 5, 2017

Harvest Jug

This jug from the collections at the Museum of English Rural Life was made for the boozy celebration which comes after a successful harvest.

Author
joevaughan
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Published Date
May 5, 2017

Giant Teapot

This mammoth teapot was made by ceramicist Michael Cardew at his Winchcombe Pottery in Gloucestershire, and could hold 29.5 litres of tea!

A hand-written object label for a sheep bell from Devon

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