Large Potter's Wheel

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Zoom in — Potter's wheel for the shaping of large ware.

(p. 252.)

Artist

Name:: Guiguet, L.
Country:: France

Illustration

Subject:: Science & Technology
Technique:: Wood Engraving
Engraver:: Thomas, Émile
Format:: Landscape (wider)
Source:: The Wellcome Library, the Internet Archive

Book

Title:: Les merveilles de l'industrie, vol. 1
Author:: Figuier, Louis
Publisher:: Paris: Furne, Jouvet et Cie, n.d. [1873-1877]
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Description:

A potter sitting on a three-legged stool is shaping a tall pot, using a large (1.40 m diameter^[1] according to the author) spoked wooden wheel whose lower part is lodged below the floor level of the workshop and which is operated by two boys equipped with long sticks.

The caption reads in the original French: Tournette du potier, ou roue à modeler les pièces de grande dimension.

^ 55 in.

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