| CLAY CRAFTSWOMEN Two female art students from Leeds make pottery vases and ornaments. | ||
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| Tape Master: | 7031 | |
| Catalog #: | 254963 | |
| Clip Number: | 254963-1 | |
| Orginal Film: | NSP 170 | |
| Timecode: | 01:22:16 - 01:23:51 | |
| Location: | Leeds, Yorkshire. | |
| Year Shot: | 1939 (Actual Year) | |
| Audio: | Yes | |
| Color: | No | |
| Headings: | ART: Pottery ART: Sculpture INDUSTRY: Ceramic LOCATIONS/EUROPE: UK, England, Yorkshire OCCUPATIONS: Artist OCCUPATIONS: Women | |
| Description: | CLAY CRAFTSWOMEN (aka POTTERY) Various shots of girl art students at work making vases and ornaments in pottery. Leeds, Yorkshire. Various shots of two young women, art students, doing pottery. They have converted an old forge into their workshop / studio. We see them making hand thrown vases on potter's wheels. Nice CU of the woman's foot on a pedal used to turn the wheel. Various shots of women making clay ornaments. Various shots of women grinding fine powder clay. They spread the powder on a newspaper and crush it with glass bottles. Water is added to the powder and it is poured into a plaster of Paris mould. The final result in a figure of a man dancing. | |
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