Royal Porcelain Works (Worcester, England) · Worcester : The Works · leaf 20
i8 THE THROWER. In the tombs at Thebes (dating about 3,800 years ago) have been discovered drawings which exhibit the potter's art in a variety of forms, the kneader of the clay, the bailer, and the thrower. … THE EGYPTIAN THROWER. The man who works at the potter's wheel is called the thrower. He receives from his assistant a ball of clay, which he throws upon the head of the wheel or horizontal lathe before him and presses it with both hands ; the rotary movement causes the clay to rise in the form of a…
Worcester porcelain · Pottery · Porcelain
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