‘A Collector’s Dream’ Earlshall Large Round Jug GBC
ROUND JUG EARLSHALL WITH INSCRIPTION;
‘A Collector’s Dream Exhibition 2024’
Artist: Griselda Hill
George Bellamy Collection
The Earlshall design is named after Earlshall Castle in Fife, which had an avenue of elms with rooks' nests. A strong, stylised design, it sometimes incorporates quotes from popular poems. This pattern was brought out in the early twentieth century. This bold, single colour design is quite modern looking but was first produced around 1910.
Wemyss Ware® brightens up any breakfast or dinner table with its exuberant naturalistic designs.
A traditional nineteenth century jug shape. This generously sized jug also makes a great flower holder.
- Height: 16cm
A Collector’s Dream Exhibition
26th October -24th December 2024
The Griselda Hill Pottery Ltd has been making Wemyss Ware® in Ceres, Fife, for nearly forty years, and this exhibition aims to showcase the best of our craftsmanship. We have drawn inspiration from various collections of Wemyss Ware®, some now dispersed and one still in the making. The main influences come from the collections of Iris Fox, George Bellamy and John Garner. A few items, such as the Gambler pigs, are based on original Wemyss Ware® pieces in unknown collections.
Each piece in the exhibition comes with a certificate.
The small team creating Wemyss Ware® consists of Potter Rena Simpson, who has skilfully constructed monocles for pigs and embossed tulip flowers on baluster vases, Elaine Syme, our Head Decorator, Roseanne Hoy, painter, and myself, Griselda Hill. We love doing what we do, and hope this is reflected in the quality of the pottery.
The collectors featured in this exhibition are Iris Fox, George Bellamy and John Garner. They are united by a shared passion for Wemyss Ware®, and are in good company. Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother, Elton John and King Charles, to name but a few, have also collected the beautiful pottery. Its popularity remains undiminished.
Wemyss Ware® is Scotland's most famous pottery. Hand finished and hand painted in Ceres, Fife at the Griselda Hill Pottery since 1985. Fife is the birthplace of Wemyss® pottery in 1882.