Gilder's Shell.

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Description:Gilder's shell with pencil rest.

Made from clear glazed earthenware.

Used by pottery decorators when using gold.

Sometimes known as a gold shell, the shape is designed so that expensive excess gold from the pencil (or brush) drains back into the central well.

Roughly 17cm in length.

Taken from the Gladstone Pottery Museum Tools Collection.

This object is now part of the collections at Stoke-on-Trent Museums.

Related themes:

Trade & Tradespeople Manufacturing Ceramics Business, Trade & Industry

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Creators: Potteries Museum and Art Gallery - Creator

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Source: Potteries Museum & Art Gallery

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