Jug
Born 1913 in Japan, Michael moved to St Ives with his parents, Bernard and Muriel Leach, in 1920. He turned to pottery from a teaching career in 1937, joining his brother David at the pottery in St Ives . In 1956 he began his own pottery in Yelland, North Devon. Among his apprentices were Clive Bowen (in 1966-69) and Harry Juniper (in 1956-61).
Object Summary
- Accession Loan No.
- 78/1971/8
- Collection Class
- Studio ceramics
- Material
- stoneware
- Common Name
- jug
- Simple Name
- jug
- Period Classification
- Modern (1945-)
- Production Town
- Fremington
- Production County
- Devon
- Production Country
- United Kingdom: England
- Production Date
- c 1970
- Production Person Initials
- Michael
- Production Person Surname
- Leach
- Production Year Low
- 1969
- Production Year High
- 1971
