Dotted Face Mug A145989 Gold ear wires

Gold ear wires

Museum matted

The shade is covered with an embroidered linen fabric that has a leaf design in earth tones

this versatile work can be displayed with its satin-textured side or its glossy side facing outwards

Dotted Face Mug A145989 Gold ear wiresHalvorsen's face mugs are made on the potters wheel using a white stoneware clay. The faces are added to the thrown form using hand building techniques. Once the bottom is finished and the handle added the mug is coated with black slip, a liquid colored clay. When the mug is dry enough to handle the patterns are carved using the sgrafitto technique of cutting through the the slip coating to reveal the white clay. Once the mug is bisque fired a black