Gerry Harvey, Mead Pottery

by **MCWebs** Mon Dec 03, 2018 2:55 am

Does anyone have an idea who this could be? it is rather basic... and i kinda like that about it..

Unfortunatley the way oit has been thrown a line disfures some of the mark but I think it's PM.. ?

I was wondering if it was Peter Mossop but he uses a round imprint and not a square one...
Thanks for any help..

by **NaomiM** Mon Feb 04, 2019 8:05 pm

MCWebs wrote:I don't think that it is a dot it looks quite likely to be just a fleck in the clay...

Definitely a dot. It’s the same on the “mead” one

by **denbydump** Mon Feb 04, 2019 8:19 pm

We never fully Id'd this one, as the M has offset sharp points, whereas the book shows
the Ms are rounded and droopy.

by **NaomiM** Tue Feb 05, 2019 3:11 pm

denbydump wrote:We never fully Id'd this one, as the M has offset sharp points, whereas the book shows
the Ms are rounded and droopy.

https://www.20thcenturyforum.com/t15235-well-made-but-dull-jug-mead-pottery

That one is by Peter Mossop. I’ve just added the attribution.
However, it’s not the same mark as this one imo

by **denbydump** Tue Feb 05, 2019 9:52 pm

No it's not the same mark, that's settled, but I can see 4 spurious dots in the top pic.

by **MCWebs** Wed Feb 06, 2019 5:27 pm

I think its more like the Mead (Gerry Harvey) pic in the Latest Mark's book... Think the dots aren't meant for by the potter...

by claregharvey Wed Mar 11, 2020 12:17 am

Hello

This is Gerry Harvey's daughter and i came across this thread, so to clear up the questions about weather it is Mead Pottery or from Peter Mossop, I can confirm that the dish is indeed one of my fathers and very much his usual style of brushwork.
Hope that helps
Clare G Harvey

by **MCWebs** Wed Mar 11, 2020 12:24 am

Thanks very much for the info - I really love the free-ness of his brush strokes - it is rather lovely, thank you :)

by **NaomiM** Wed Mar 11, 2020 1:38 am

Thats wonderful. Many thanks for the info. Most Excellent

by claregharvey Sun Apr 05, 2020 2:03 pm

Bless you, so glad be able to clarify, he was a true artist loved things simple and of the earth, and was deeply spiritual, he is now no longer with us so I treasure what he created ...