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Thomas Hennell (1903-1945) Winchcombe Pottery, Winchcombe, Gloucestershire. E.1461-1949 CT22428

Thomas Hennell (1903-1945) Winchcombe Pottery, Winchcombe, Gloucestershire. E.1461-1949 CT22428

The Winchcombe Pottery
Thomas Hennell (1903 - 1945)
England, Winchcombe, Gloucestershire
About 1940
Watercolour on paper
Museum no E.1461-1949

The subject is the server workshop of Michael Cardew, one of Britain's foremost studio potters. Examples of  pottery, i.e., large clay flowerpots, can be seen stacked in the foreground and the location of the kiln is indicated by the tall brick chimney which acts as its  vent.