Throwing Rib.

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Date:1836

Description:Thrower's rib made from fired red earthenware.

A hand held pottery-making tool used for smoothing the outside shape of a pot while it was being thrown.

There is a hole to hang the tool up when not in use.

It is inscribed with the maker's name and date.

Isaac Colclough 1836

The tool is about 12cm in length.

Ribs are usually made from pottery, metal or slate by the thrower for his own use.

They are believed to be called a ribs because they were originally made from animal's ribs.

Taken from the Gladstone Pottery Museum Tools Collection.

This object is now part of the collections at Stoke-on-Trent Museums.

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Creators: Potteries Museum and Art Gallery - Creator

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Source: Potteries Museum & Art Gallery

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