Dennis Chinaworks Pottery
THE GALLERY IN THE FRIARS
Cyrilla Muxlow
Proprietor
Sally established her
professional name in design
(she
works as Sally Tuffin) after graduating from the Royal College of Art
Fashion School and starting a design business with Marian Foale. Foale &
Tuffin soon became one of the leading design houses of the 1960’s. Sally
later took her skills and experience into ceramics, becoming partner and
design director of the Moorcroft Pottery from 1986 to 1993.
The
pots are thrown and turned on the wheel. Colour is spun on the leather hard
earthenware and decorated by incising and slip-trailing the designs. Further
colour is added using underglazes and natural oxides, then the pots are
finished with a clear glaze.
From beginning to end each pot is the work of a single Decorator. Their signature joins the number, company name, date and throwers mark on the base.
The pottery’s
products, vases, bowls, boxes and
dishes
are bought by collectors and enthusiasts of decorative pottery. Although
influenced by many sources, the designs are distinctly Sally Tuffin,
reflecting her love of the late 19th - early 20th century Arts & Crafts
movement.
