Description:Potter's fettling sponge.
Used when moistened after fettling, to smooth out any surface blemishes on the clay before drying and firing.
Fettling is the process of removing marks from the ware prior to firing.
Roughly 8cm in length.
Taken from the Gladstone Pottery Museum Tools Collection.
This object is now part of the collections at Stoke-on-Trent Museums.