Michael Leach & Yelland Pottery

Just got this early earthenware piece from Paul Rice's recent show of Michael Leach's work. Gorgeous glazes.

Nice clear Yelland mark

But he did use his personal mark.
Rare tho they are.

The mark on the above.

And I absolutely love this one. Never let it be said that Michael Leach was A Very Good Potter.

I have a little Yelland bowl which I rather like. 5.3cm (height) 11.5cm (height).

Welcome to the Forum, Joanna. It would be good to see an image of the Yelland jug as well as the mark.

Thank you for the information and warm welcome to the forum.


I have two here is an image of one of them:

A nice dish with brushwork

Yelland jug and sugar bowl

Yelland jug

A 4 in stoneware pot with brushwork.

zippy wrote:

Just noticed your terracotta jug Zip, Looks really big! lovely piece,
Maybe SP can tell us about the clays, as all the other bits are stoneware.

Thanks Denby, I thought it may be an early piece by Bowen

When Michael first went to Yelland (1956) he used red earthenware like his brother David did over in Bovey but I don't know when he changed over to stoneware.

My guess would be around 1961 like his brother.

Regarding, Clive Bowen, he trained with Michael at Yelland from 1966 to 69 before setting up at Shebbear, where he still remains.

Other potters of note, who trained at Yelland, are his son Philip, his daugher in law, Frannie, Harry Juniper from 1956 to 1961 and my friend, Keiko Hasegawa.

Thanks SP : )

Four Yelland mugs

A pretty little cream jug only 2.5 in high.

Lovely lidded pot ..Yelland Pottery..i'm told by Michael Leach ?

denbydump wrote:A 4 in stoneware pot with brushwork.

Is this Yelland? It doesn't  match the other Y mark. I'm assuming it's an earlier mark as the book shows one in a square, but, font-wise, it seems to have them the wrong way round, as the main mark is in a circle.
https://pin.it/lhXHDUD

Oh, maybe it isn't then.

I think it must be a partial square, so a rare example of Michael Leach's other Y mark.

A similar pot from a charity pavement box!

Hi

I wondered if anyone knew of the age of this small lidded pot.

Was lucky enough to get his card which I thought was lovely.  Yelland Manor Pottery.

Thanks Judyb

The pottery ran from 1955 until Michael’s death around 1984. I’m guessing that’s an early phone number so from early in the pottery’s existence