Cup and cover / porringer

Edwin Beer Fishley inherited the Fishley pottery 1865. He responded to the popular Art Pottery aesthetics of the time blended with North Devon slip traditions.
He was much admired by Bernard Leach and Shoji Hamada who called him ‘the Last Peasant Potter’.
This piece uses trailed slip to decorate the surface of the porringer (a small shallow bowl) bearing the message: GOODWILL IS ALL THE GIFT IS SMALL.

Object Summary

Accession Loan No.
67/1928/7
Collection Class
British ceramics
Material
earthenware | | | |
Common Name
cup and cover / porringer
Simple Name
cup and cover / porringer
Inscription Transcription
GOODWILL IS ALL THE GIFT IS SMALL
Period Classification
Victorian (1837-1901)
Production Town
Fremington
Production County
N. Devon
Production Country
United Kingdom: England
Production Date
1899
Production Person Initials
Edwin Beer
Production Person Surname
Fishley
Production Year Low
Production Year High

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two handled cup and cover