US $9.99
When Pottery Becomes A Tourist Attraction
Pottery making is an ancient process that has been handed down through generations, and it's also something that the UK is known for. There are quite a few well known pottery brands, many of which still handcraft their products in their factories, using traditional methods. Some pottery companies also function as tourist attractions, and are well worth a visit for anyone looking for an interesting day out.
If you're considering visiting a pottery factory, look out for the activities and events they have on offer. There may be special educational activities for schools, or fun events for children during the school holidays. Some places like Denby Pottery also offer guided tours that cater for adults or children. A guided tour can provide a valuable insight into how the pottery is made, and you may get to see some modelling, turning, firing or glazing in action. The process of taking raw clay and turning it into a beautifully painted vase, jug, or tableware item, is a skilled one, but don't think you'll be immune from having a go.
One of the benefits of potteries that open to the public, is the interactive nature of the activities on offer. You can often find out how the masters do it, and then have a go at creating a clay souvenir, or painting an item of pottery for yourself. This element of the visit could be appealing if you're looking to organise a party.
As Denby Pottery and others are names that have been in the business for hundreds of years, you can learn more about the different products that have been produced, and how the industry has changed during a visit. Then there'll just be time for a trip to the gift shop, before heading home to the mantra, that learning can be fun!One of the benefits of potteries that open to the public, is the interactive nature of the activities on offer. You can often find out how the masters do it, and then have a go at creating a clay souvenir, or painting an item of pottery for yourself. This element of the visit could be appealing if you're looking to organise a party.
As Denby Pottery and others are names that have been in the business for hundreds of years, you can learn more about the different products that have been produced, and how the industry has changed during a visit. Then there'll just be time for a trip to the gift shop, before heading home to the mantra, that learning can be fun!
SIMON LEACH - Making a largish pitcher (jug)
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Enameled Pottery English Dudson Jackfield Glaze Pitcher Jug Tankard Butterfly $125.00 |
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Small Brown Glaze Pottery Jug $9.99 |
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Miniature Green Pottery Vase or Jug with Handle Nice Design and Glaze $5.00 |
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SALT GLAZE JUG W/ WIDE BLUE BAND - MARKED ON BOTTOM C4W WILLIAMSBURG RESTORATION $19.99 |
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STUDIO ART POTTERY PITCHER JUG MATTE GLAZE BAUER WELLER ARTS & CRAFTS SIGNED $19.99 |
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ELEGANT SALT GLAZE JUG CANDLE SCONCE - WILLIAMSBURG POTTERY - VINTAGE 1974 $19.99 |
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Miniature Two Handle Jug Art Pottery Blended Glaze Bottle with Stopper Art Deco $9.99 |
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Beaumont Pottery Salt Glaze Lamp Jug nr $25.00 |
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LARGE ANTIQUE STAFFORDSHIRE SALT GLAZE STONEWARE PEWTER LID JUG $95.00 |
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LARGE ANTIQUE STAFFORDSHIRE SALT GLAZE STONEWARE PEWTER LID JUG $95.00 |
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LARGE ANTIQUE STAFFORDSHIRE SALT GLAZE STONEWARE PEWTER LID JUG $95.00 |
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Vintage German Wine Stein Pitcher Jug Salt Glaze Cobalt Blue Stoneware Wein $5.78 |
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TWO SMALL 1947 VINTAGE BROWN GLAZE SADLER CREAM JUGS $24.49 |
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POTTERY Crock WHISKEY JUG Dark Brown Glaze Whisky Stoneware with Spout & Handle $20.00 |
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Aller Vale Art Pottery Jug Majolica Glaze Twisted Handle, C.1887-1891. Aesthetic $31.58 |
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Majolica Arts & Crafts Vase and Jug Drip Glaze Art Pottery $175.00 |
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FRANKOMA POTTERY BLACK GLAZE 7" HIGH HONEY MILK JUG # 8 $24.95 |
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~ ATOMIC ~ PoP Volcanic GLAZE Italy ART POTTERY vase/JUG 1950's Vintage RAYMOR? $29.99 |
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Vintage Reinhold Merkelback Bulbous Jug Flow Blue Cobalt Blue Salt Glaze Pitcher $67.99 |
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large unmarked running glaze 'shield' toby jug $41.07 |
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2 pint ROYAL DOULTON two tone SALT GLAZE SPRIG JUG C1910 $15.72 |
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ROYAL DOULTON two tone SALT GLAZE SPRIG JUG C1910 $15.72 |
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Antique JB OWENS Pottery UTOPIAN Standard SLIP GLAZE Corn JUG 1266 Arts Crafts $248.88 |
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Steve Abee Dark Type of Blue Rutile Glaze Mini Face Jug $20.00 |
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VINTAGE ART STUDIO SALT-GLAZE POTTERY JUG UNIQUE ! $14.99 |
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Bennington Rockingham ??? Old Brown Glaze Pottery Jug Bottle $40.00 |
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Large 5 gallon stoneware F.H. Cowden Salt Glaze Jug rare $399.99 |
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Old Sewer Tile Planter Crock Jug Drip Design Red Clay Pottery Gritty Glaze $5.87 |
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Williamsburg Pottery Salt Glaze 8" Pitcher●1992●American Jug●Made in U.S.A.●EUC $9.99 |
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Large Hand Crafted Pottery Jug Vase by Harris Potteries, Green Purple Drip Glaze $22.99 |
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Vintage Jasba Keramik Drip Glaze Jug 286/14 $9.46 |
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GENUINE FOSTERS STUDIO BROWN DRIP GLAZE/HONEYCOMB JUG. $12.62 |
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ANTIQUE 2 GALLON SALT GLAZE STONEWARE JUG, EVAN R. JONES, PITTSTOWN, PA. $50.00 |
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WILLIAMSBURG VA Pottery Salt Glaze Jug Candle Holder $19.00 |
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SUPER RARE GLAZE - REBECCA JUG - NORTH STATE POTTERY - NORTH CAROLINA POTTERY $65.00 |
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Williamsburg Salt Glaze Pottery - Candle Holder Jug $15.99 |
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spectacular vintage signed ART POTTERY vase,jug~very old~ecclectic artisan glaze $9.95 |
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Vintage POTTERY FLOWER FROG JUG Orange Glaze on Red Clay possibly NORTH CAROLINA $9.00 |
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Superb Country Salt Glaze Stoneware Pottery Jug with Cobalt Bird Design $68.00 |
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Alan Brough ex Leach Studio Pottery Large Jug Tenmoko Glaze $7.88 |
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"DOUBLE-SPOUTED FACE JUG" Monkey-Jug Form,Ash Glaze,Great Blue Runs $59.99 |
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VAN BRIGGLE BROWN HONEY JUG - GREEN DRIPPED GLAZE $19.95 |
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Vintage Treacle Glaze Pottery Jug - Horse Racing Theme - Arthur Wood $41.06 |
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SOUTHERN FOLK ART POTTERY UGLY FACE JUG TOBACCO SPIT GLAZE by TERRY HOSEY $48.00 |
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SOUTHERN FOLK ART POTTERY UGLY DOUBLE FACE JUG TOBACCO SPIT GLAZE TERRY HOSEY $62.00 |
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SOUTHERN FOLK ART POTTERY UGLY DOUBLE FACE JUG TOBACCO SPIT GLAZE TERRY HOSEY $62.00 |
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ROSENEY MILL STUDIO POTTERY CORNWALL DRIP GLAZE MINT SAUCE JUG VINTAGE DINING $7.88 |
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PETERS AND REED POTTERY STANDARD GLAZE SQUAT JUG! $71.25 |
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Williamsburg Salt Glaze Pottery - Candle Holder Jug $12.50 |
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Folk Art Redware Pottery Pitcher Ewer Brown Glaze Jug $9.95 |
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19th Century WEEKS BROS. SALT GLAZE POTTERY AKRON OHIO BROWN JUG STONEWARE CROCK $82.61 |
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WILLIAMSBURG POTTERY SALT GLAZE COBALT DECORATIVE JUG W TULIP CUT OUT BASE RARE $28.90 |
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Pottery Jug Pitcher Brown Drip Glaze # 908 Unknown Maker Excellent Condition! $9.99 |
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Pisgah Forest Blue Crystal and Egg-Plant Glaze Jug, Very Nice $79.50 |
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C.C. COLE POTTERY North Carolina touristware jug Rainbow multicolor drip glaze $9.00 |
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Antique Blue Salt Glaze High Relief Pitcher Metal Lid T J & J Mayer White Jug $80.00 |
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FACE JUG, BLACK GLAZE, FOLK ART -SOUTHERN -NORTH CAROLINA ? OLD $125.00 |
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Vintage Face Jug Type Cubist Picasso Style Studio Pottery Dish Plate Slip Glaze $75.00 |
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Vintage Rustic Naive Painted Art Pottery Salt Glaze Folk Art Jug Signed 'JEB' $91.94 |
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VINTAGE Brush Mc Coy ARTS & CRAFTS Aqua Grn & Blk DRIP GLAZE JUG $29.95 |
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SMALL SQUATY PETERS AND REED STANDARD GLAZE JUG $24.99 |
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Hand Made Stone Wear Jug Blue Green Glaze $9.99 |
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early vtg BRUSH McCoy covered jug/coffee pot/lid,pitcher,9"brown,nice glaze #928 $89.99 |
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Vintage German Wine Stein Pitcher Jug Salt Glaze Cobalt Blue Stoneware Wein $9.99 |
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Heavy Stoneware Brown Glaze Jug w Handle / Bean Pot for Kitchen decor or use $16.00 |
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Crown Devon Rouge Royale Irridescent Glaze Jug Pitcher - Perfect $23.70 |
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1999 NORTH CAROLINA KING'S POTTERY ABSTRACT GLOSS 3 COLOR GLAZE 5 1/2" JUG $15.00 |
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UNUSUAL LARGE CRUMPLED SALT GLAZE FACE JUG SIGNED WITH HANDPRINT AND SIGNATURE $950.00 |
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Vintage Catawba Valley Half Gallon Whiskey Jug Alkaline Glaze $199.00 |
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Mid Century Modern 11" Jug With Dusty Rose Glaze & White Ball Stopper $24.99 |
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JUG Syrup Ewer Art Pottery HURONIA CANADA gold brown flame Reflow Glaze c1970s $17.95 |
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Vintage Redware Mini Pitcher Jug Figural Man Manganese Glaze $88.99 |
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PETERS AND REED POTTERY STANDARD GLAZE GRAPE/LION JUG! $93.75 |
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vintage ART Pottery Ewer jug PITCHER ~ beautiful glaze colors! $40.49 |
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8.25” High Crackle Glaze Blue & Cream Colored Art Pottery Vase Jug Pitcher $21.95 |
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Lonhuda Standard Glaze Vase/Jug with a Bull $945.00 |
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MAPLE CITY POTTERY HAND MADE 1993 COLLECTABLE JUG CROCK SALT GLAZE $80.00 |
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Terra Cotta Jug with Green Glaze $165.00 |
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Miniature Brown Glaze Stoneware Pottery Jug marked A. S. A. F. Knoxville 1941 $15.00 |
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Vintage signed ring jug earth tone glaze Hay 9"dia $112.50 |
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Ceramic Water Crock Dispenser - Double Blue Line $21.73 ... |
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Earthenware jug Photo Mugs Earthenware jug commemorating Vice-Admiral Horatio Nelson (1758-1805) and Admiral Sir William Sidney Smith (1764-1840). It is transfer-printed in black and hand-painted in bright over-glaze enamels blue, yellow and red..... |
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Jug with buff glaze Photo Mugs Jug with a buff glaze, painted blue rim and blue decoration on the handle. It is transfer-printed in black with a portrait of Vice-Admiral Horatio Nelson (1758-1805) under the lip and the inscription ADMIRAL LORD NELSON/England Expects every Man to do his Duty. On one side is a list of the British Fleet in the order that they came into action, 33 British vessels with 2288 Guns Beat the Combined Fl... |
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Roland Premium Modena Balsamic Vinegar, 1 gal. 1 qt. 9 fl oz. (5-Liter) Pouch $30.62 Roland Premium Modena Balsamic Vinegar is made from a different process than the regular balsamic vinegar. The vinegar "must" is not caramelized during processing (this is why it is golden in color). White Balsamic is used for aesthetic reasons, so as not to color sauces/dressings. Primarily used in salads and perfect for pasta salads, white balsamic can also be used in sauces for meat, fowl or fi... |
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Photo Jigsaw Puzzle of Jug with buff glaze from National Maritime Museum $24.99 Photo Puzzle, Jug with buff glaze. Jug with a buff glaze, painted blue rim and blue decoration on the handle. It is transfer-printed in black with a portrait of Vice-Admiral Horatio Nelson (1758-1805) under the lip and the inscription ADMIRAL LORD NELSON/England Expects every Man to do his Duty. On one side is a list of the British Fleet in the order that they came into action, 33 British vessels ... |
