The shop: 23 things in today · new and found · every price on the label
Jugs, bowls and spoons for cooking every day. Stoneware goes in the dishwasher; wood and old glazes don't.
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- made.
- Hettie Marsh, Bruton, Somerset
- size.
- 24 cm tall, holds 1 litre
- keep.
- Dishwasher and oven safe. The dark glaze is dipped by hand, so the line wanders on every jug.
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- found.
- 1960s factory bowl, from a house clearance near Frome
- size.
- 26 cm across, 14 cm deep
- keep.
- Crazed all over the glaze, no chips or cracks. Hand-wash; good for rising dough.
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- made.
- Orla Penhale, Selwood, near Frome
- size.
- 28 cm long
- keep.
- Hand-wash, never soak. Rub with oil when it looks pale.
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- made.
- Hettie Marsh, Bruton, Somerset
- size.
- 13 cm across, 10 cm deep
- keep.
- Dishwasher safe. The speckles are iron in the clay coming up through the glaze.
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- made.
- Hettie Marsh, Bruton, Somerset
- size.
- 9 cm tall, holds 300 ml
- keep.
- Dishwasher safe. Bare clay outside, so it warms your hands and darkens a little with use.
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- found.
- 1800s, from a house clearance near Wells
- size.
- 28 cm tall
- keep.
- A hairline crack inside the neck; fine for flowers, not for water.
Bowls, cups, glasses and plates. New pieces come in sets of whatever we have; found ones are one of a kind.
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- made.
- Kiln Lane Pottery, Wells, Somerset
- size.
- 12 cm across, 8 cm tall
- keep.
- Dishwasher safe. The green runs are a second glaze poured over the first.
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- made.
- Kiln Lane Pottery, Wells, Somerset
- size.
- Cup 9 cm tall, saucer 17 cm across
- keep.
- Dishwasher safe. The rim goes rust where the glaze thins.
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- found.
- about 1800, Staffordshire type
- size.
- 15 cm tall, 5 cups
- keep.
- Hand-wash only, never the dishwasher. The lid fits; one tiny chip on the spout.
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- made.
- Kiln Lane Pottery, Wells, Somerset
- size.
- 11 cm tall, holds 300 ml
- keep.
- Dishwasher safe. The fine crackle in the glaze is meant.
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- made.
- Kiln Lane Pottery, Wells, Somerset
- size.
- 17 cm across, 9 cm deep
- keep.
- Dishwasher safe. The white lines are slip, trailed on by hand before glazing.
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- found.
- 1700s, from an auction in Shepton Mallet
- size.
- 23 cm across
- keep.
- Hand-wash and dry at once. Keep it off the hob: pewter melts at about 200 °C.
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- found.
- about 1830
- size.
- 10 cm tall
- keep.
- Hand-wash. Old glass clouds in a dishwasher.
Tea towels, napkins and cloths. Linen dries faster than cotton, which is why it makes the better tea towel.
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- made.
- Tamsin Rowe, Totnes, Devon
- size.
- 66 × 56 cm
- keep.
- Wash at 40 °C, line dry. Softer every wash.
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- made.
- Tamsin Rowe, Totnes, Devon
- size.
- 70 × 50 cm, shown folded
- keep.
- Wash at 40 °C. Iron damp if you iron at all.
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- found.
- about 1800, printed cotton, faded along one fold
- size.
- 45 × 42 cm
- keep.
- Cool hand-wash, dry flat, out of the sun.
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- found.
- 1800s, two worked borders
- size.
- 55 × 40 cm
- keep.
- Cool hand-wash, dry flat. The silk border is the old part; treat it gently.
Candlesticks, chambersticks and oil lamps, with the beeswax tapers to go in them.
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- made.
- Coldbath Foundry, Birmingham
- size.
- 26 cm tall, takes a standard taper
- keep.
- A soft dry cloth. Brass polish twice a year if you like it bright.
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- made.
- Jo Haskins, Priddy, on the Mendips
- size.
- 25 cm tall, about 7 hours each
- keep.
- Trim the wick to 1 cm. Keep them out of a sunny window or they bend.
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- found.
- 1830s, burner rewicked
- size.
- 30 cm tall
- keep.
- Lamp oil only. Trim the wick flat before you light it.
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- found.
- 1840s
- size.
- 15 cm tall, 16 cm across
- keep.
- Hand-wash. Never near a hot oven: pewter melts at about 200 °C.
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- found.
- about 1800
- size.
- 27 cm tall
- keep.
- Kept for display now; the burner is sealed.
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- found.
- 1800s, Rockingham-type glaze
- size.
- 20 cm tall
- keep.
- Hand-wash. We use ours to hold a week of candles.
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