Porches Pottery

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Coaster

This small coaster is designed to be a perfect match for our medium or small sized mugs. They feature a cork backing, which is perfect to protect any delicate surfaces from scratches or heat. Cork, like clay, is a versatile natural material and, like pottery it is synonymous with the Algarve. This small coaster is designed to be a perfect match for our medium or small sized mugs.

Our flowing Rambling Rose design is very traditional. In this style, the leaves and stems are in two shades of green and the red, yellow centred, flowers make for a warm contrast. As with all our pieces the finish is smooth and glossy with an unglazed terracotta base that bears the painter’s signature, the date it was made, and the mark of our pottery.

9cm diameter - Rambling Rose Pink & Green
Price
11,00 €

All our ceramics are hand made and hand painted by skilled artisans using ancient techniques here in the Algarve region of Southern Portugal.

Red clay, earthenware pottery has been characteristic of the region ever since the Phoenicians, Greeks, Romans, and Moors traded along the Algarvian coast. It has always been favoured for its hard-working, durable qualities. It has a satisfying weight and a robustness that is distinctive in the hand. In most instances, the shapes we use have been handed down, from potter to potter, for thousands of years and you will often find identical shapes in history museums across Europe.

The pottery is hand glazed and kiln fired to temperatures of over 1000º Centigrade (or around 2000º Fahrenheit), which makes it completely food safe, and brings out the lustrous finish.

We use the ancient Majolica technique to decorate our ceramics. This over glaze painting method demands free-flowing, confident brushwork, much like a fresco, and lends each piece with the distinct character of the artisan that has painted it. This means each and every piece is completely one-of-a-kind.

This is why you will find the signature of the artist and the mark of the Pottery on the base of each piece, though the trained eye can identify the artist from their brushwork alone.