The film records the skill of the last potter working at Soil Hill Pottery near Halifax. This was one of the few potteries making thrown vessels to survive into the 1960’s.
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Collection metadata
ACMI Identifier
321906
Language
English
Subject categories
Agriculture, Business, Commerce & Industry → Workmanship
Crafts & Visual Arts → Arts - Study and teaching
Crafts & Visual Arts → Arts and crafts movement
Crafts & Visual Arts → Potters - Great Britain
Crafts & Visual Arts → Pottery
Crafts & Visual Arts → Pottery - Great Britain
Crafts & Visual Arts → Pottery, English
Crafts & Visual Arts → Workmanship
Documentary → Documentary films - Great Britain
Education, Instruction, Teaching & Schools → Arts - Study and teaching
Education, Instruction, Teaching & Schools → Handicraft - Study and teaching
Educational & Instructional → Educational films
Educational & Instructional → Instructional
Sound/audio
Silent
Colour
Black and White
Holdings
16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)