Winchcombe Pottery

I bought this from the Winchcombe Pottery but failed to ask whose the mark was. Does anyone know?

Thanks for looking.

Info from Studio-Pots: I think that the personal mark is that of Anne Whittlesey, who was working there from the early 2000s until 2009. She added he personal seal from around 2005.

 
Sidney Tustin bowl , alas with a hairline crack

Davee wrote:I bought this small cut sided salt glaze vase while at Winchcombe, thought it was a bit different to the regular stuff. Not sure who the potter is and the lad looking after the shop didn't have a clue either.

I think it is the personal mark of Anne Whittlesey, who left Winchcombe and started her own pottery along with David Wilson, also ex-Winchcombe, in Somerset.

Could someone please confirm this is Sidney Tustin's work please, I thought at first the seal was SJ but now think ST. Any idea of date please  60s/70s?
Thanks John

 

It is by Sid and if it is red earthenware, which the images suggest, then this ceased to be produced from the early 1960s.

The decoration does suggest the end of the earthenware period.

Thanks for info, it is red earthenware so good to get it dated

Winchcombe mug

We bought this approaching 30 years ago. Ray Finch was there potting at the time. We stood & watched for a good while & he was totally focussed on what he was doing. He paused & my wife asked if she could take his photo. His response was a terse "Depends how much you want it." and he carried on working. Nice shot!

Bud vase

Winchcombe jug

Unfortunately the bottom of the mark has been mashed by a finger so I can't tell if there was originally a dot there or not. The 'pseudo-dot' next to the down stroke of the P is just a grain in the clay.

They are by Don Jones, who worked at the pottery from 1950 until 1971 but potted from 1958 onwards. I suspect they are from the end of his time there, as for much of the Sixties the policy was for pots to be anonymous. He potted at home after leaving Winchcombe.

small round lidded pot marked with maybe dj? or jd?

yes thats the one! thank you!

.............. and he did continue to pot at home after leaving the Winchcombe Pottery in 1971.

climberg64 wrote:


Dear All,

does anyone have any ideas about this small pot? The mark looks like JD or DJ.

Thanks for looking  

And this one from 2011. Sometimes ids take time...

As these two Don Jones pieces do not have the Winchcombe Pottery mark, shouldn't they really be in a separate Don Jones thread?

If you put Don Jones in the subheading it'll be searchable.