{"product_id":"leach-pottery-ash-green-stoneware-small-jug","title":"Leach Pottery Ash Green Stoneware Small Jug, 400ml","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe Leach Pottery Ash Green Stoneware Small Jug is a 400ml jug made at Leach Pottery in St Ives, Cornwall. Its soft green ash glaze varies naturally from piece to piece, with shifts from green-grey to olive and occasional speckling.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHandmade in St Ives, Cornwall\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSoft green ash glaze, naturally varied\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e400ml capacity for everyday table use\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eStoneware clay, reduction fired for depth\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMicrowave proof and oven proof\u003c\/li\u003e\n \u003cp\u003eUse it for warm custard with crumble, cold milk at breakfast, or olive oil for tearing bread into before lunch.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eMeet the maker: Leach Pottery\u003c\/h3\u003eIn 1920, a British and a Japanese potter stood on a hill above St Ives and decided to build a kiln. Bernard Leach and Shoji Hamada had just sailed from Japan, carrying ideas from Japanese, Chinese, Korean and English traditions with them. They called it an East\/West exchange. They sourced clay from nearby: earthenware from St Erth, stoneware from Dorset, ball clay from Devon. They burned bracken to make wood-ash glazes. \n\n\u003cp\u003eBy the late 1930s, Bernard's son David joined the business and in 1946 the first Standard Ware catalogue appeared. It soon became an iconic collection pottery. Soon, artists travelled from across the world to train at St Ives, among them Michael Cardew, Norah Braden, Katharine Pleydell-Bouverie, and William \"Bill\" Marshall. Walk into Leach Pottery Studios today and you'll find potters at the wheel, training the next generation...\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Leach Pottery","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41582669856826,"sku":"LP0504","price":43.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0111\/1729\/7722\/files\/LP0504_5061011458032_7_sj.jpg?v=1791365591","url":"https:\/\/www.souschef.co.uk\/products\/leach-pottery-ash-green-stoneware-small-jug","provider":"Sous Chef","version":"1.0","type":"link"}