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The image shows the interior of an art gallery exhibiting various sculptures and artifacts related to Victorian objects. The space features exposed wooden beams on the ceiling, contrasted with modern white walls. The exhibits are arranged throughout the room, including a large

FOLK ART

Model of a Potter’s Workshop

Artist: Unknown
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This model was probably made by someone who was actually a potter. Two men, the potter and his assistant are in the workshop and they both move when operated by a key from the reverse. The man on the right is turning the flywheel that drives the potter’s wheel, and he raises his left arm intermittently to mop his brow with a rag. This potter, seated at his wheel, is drawing a pot and, when the wheel turns, his arms move up and down to shape the revolving form. At his side is a pile of clay and on the floor is a tray of unfired pottery ready for the kiln. Behind the two men are shelves of white-painted zinc-crockery.

Details

Artist
Unknown
Title
Model of a Potter’s Workshop
Date
About 1900
Medium
Wood and metal
Dimensions
H: 32 cm
Reference
CVCSC:0147.F
Collection
Folk Art
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