Mystery Maker Marked C P Hill Has

Designer	Mystery Maker
Maker	Mystery Maker
Marks	Incised “C P Hill Has”
Description	Wheel thrown earthenware bowl with flat base.  Glazed to interior, handle and lip.  Decorative motif applied to exterior side of bowl.  Ribbed tab handle.
Number	No number
Production Date	1980s
Width	120mm
Depth	50mm
Length (with handle)	157mm
Weight	220gm
Volume	375ml
Acquisition	Vinnies Mornington 8 Sept 2011
Rameking Reference No	MMM4 001-004

This type of primitive earthenware had a resurgence in Australia in the 1970s when a renewed interest in our past led to a revival of early arts and crafts.  Op shops are now full of this cheap pseudo-vintage earthenware.  Terra Cotta is probably the most common form around today.

Reminiscent of ancient pottery in shape and material, these ramekins are made from earthenware and are only glazed to the interior.  Easy to make and cheap to produce, earthenware is a type of pottery made from clay that has been lightly fired (at a low temperature below vitrification).  The first firing is around 1100-1150c.  This makes the body porous.  It becomes waterproof by the application of the glaze and a second firing.  This second firing melts the glaze and seals the pores in the earthenware. These ramekins are the colour of the clay, being light brown or buff.

The incised signature to the flat base appears to be “C P Hill Has”.  No information on this maker