{"product_id":"leach-pottery-dolomite-stoneware-egg-cup","title":"Leach Pottery Dolomite Stoneware Egg Cup, 4.5cm","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe Leach Pottery Dolomite Stoneware Egg Cup is a hand-thrown stoneware egg cup made at Leach Pottery in St Ives, Cornwall. Its Dolomite glaze has a creamy white finish that can show a faint blue cast, with natural variation from piece to piece.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMade at The Leach Pottery, St Ives\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCreamy dolomite glaze with natural variation\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eStoneware clay, dense and durable\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMicrowave and oven safe tableware\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHand washing recommended for long-term care\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eMeet the maker: Leach Pottery\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\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.\u003c\/p\u003e\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":41582670413882,"sku":"LP0510","price":12.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0111\/1729\/7722\/files\/LP0510_5061011458094_3_tb.jpg?v=1791365666","url":"https:\/\/www.souschef.co.uk\/products\/leach-pottery-dolomite-stoneware-egg-cup","provider":"Sous Chef","version":"1.0","type":"link"}