Jug
William Fishley Holland (1889-1969) came from an important dynasty of North Devon potters. He had taken on the family pottery in Fremington in 1912 and worked in Braunton in 1914 before moving to Somerset in 1921 to take on the Sunflower pottery at Clevedon Court after Sir Edmund Elton died in 1920. William remained in Clevedon until 1930.
Like the Fishley forerunners, William Fishley Holland worked in earthenware.
this piece shows a trailed slip pattern on a simple jug form.
Before leaving Braunton Fishley Holland taught throwing techniques to Michael Cardew..
Like the Fishley forerunners, William Fishley Holland worked in earthenware.
this piece shows a trailed slip pattern on a simple jug form.
Before leaving Braunton Fishley Holland taught throwing techniques to Michael Cardew..
Object Summary
- Accession Loan No.
- 258/1982
- Collection Class
- Studio ceramics
- Material
- earthenware
- Common Name
- jug
- Simple Name
- jug
- Period Classification
- World War II (1939-1945); Modern (1945-)
- Production Town
- Clevedon
- Production County
- Somerset
- Production Country
- United Kingdom: England
- Production Person Initials
- William
- Production Person Surname
- Fishley Holland
- Production Year Low
- 1940
- Production Year High
- 1960
