Enamel container – loading, for vegetables
Enamel container – loading, for vegetables
Producer
Hubek František
SKU
0426360009
Year added to portfolio
2023
Material
clay
Craft
clay craft, stoneware production
Colour
beige, natural
Dimensions
diameter 15 cm; height 25 cm
About product
The container for pickled vegetables consists of four parts. The cylindrical body of the container, the lid with a hole, as well as the pressing insert to keep the vegetables below the brine level, are hand-turned on a potter’s wheel. Hand-modeled handles serve to anchor the string that holds the wooden stick in place. All ceramic components are made from stoneware clay, fired at high temperatures, ensuring high utility properties. They are glazed with a matte beige glaze, with hand-painted lines in black.
František Hubek was manually skilled from childhood, which also weighed in his choice of high school. He trained at the school of the company Slovak Folk Majolica (SĽM). Here his work as a teacher was greatly influenced by Július Polkoráb, who had...
