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Fig. 1: Potter-H3-Front

Embroidery: Cotton thread, dull sheen
Border: Dk green merrowed

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Fig. 2: Potter-H3-Reverse

Back: Molded plastic

Item Name: Pottery 1976 - 1978

Item ID: Potter-H3

Collector Rating: 1

Pamphlets Used to Earn this Badge

Requirements June 1972 until January 2003

1. Explain the properties and ingredients of a good clay body for pottery.

2. Make two drawings of pottery forms. These are to be on paper at least 8 1/2 x 11 inches. One must be a recognized pottery type. The other must be of your own design.

3. Explain the meaning of the following pottery terms: bat, wedging, throwing, leather dry, bone dry, green ware, bisque, terra cotta, grog, slip, earthenware, stoneware, porcelain, pyrometric cone, glaze.

4. Do THREE of the following. Each is to be painted, glazed, or otherwise decorated by you:

(a) Make a flat tray or dish.
(b) Make a box, using the slab method.
(c) Make a vase or jar, using the coil method.
(d) Make four different tiles of your own design.
(e) Make a human or animal figurine or decorative design.
(f) Throw a simple vase on a potter's wheel.
(g) Make a pottery form. Help to fire it.

5. Make a rough drawing of a potter's wheel. Tell how it works.

6. Do ONE of the following:

(a) Explain the scope of the ceramic industry in the United States. Tell some of the things made, other than craft pottery.

(b) Visit a pottery, brickyard, ceramic plant, trade school, or workshop. Take notes on how pottery is made. Describe your visit.

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