Description

Hornsea Canisters Saffron Set of 6 England 1970s designed by John Clappison.

The backstamps shows these items to be produced in 1976 and 1977.

This set of 6 is made up of 2 large canisters, 2 medium canisters, 1 salt and 1 pepper pot.

None of the items have labels, so they can easily be used for anything.

The canisters are made of glazed white clay.

There is one chip to the base of each of the large canisters and 1 chip to the base of the Pepper Pot.

The inside of 2 wooden lids is damaged but this does not prevent them closing/sealing. See last photo.

Sizes:

2 large canisters are 195mm tall with lid, 150mm diameter and 1060g each

2 medium canisters are 115mm tall with lid, 110mm diameter and 570g each

Salt & Pepper are 100mm tall with lid, 45mm diameter and 250g each

The Saffron Range was produced from about 1970-1992.

The Hornsea Pottery operated in England from 1949-2000.  It was established by brothers Desmond and Coin Rawlinson.

For a history of the Hornsea Pottery go to https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hornsea_Pottery

John Clappison designed for Hornsea from the 1950s through to the 1980s.  Whilst at the Hornsea Pottery he designed the Elegance range in 1955, the Heirloom Range in 1967, the Saffron Range from 1970-1992 and Bronte Ranges in the 1970s, the Tapestry Range from 1973-1984.

For information on John Clappison go to https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2013/mar/27/john-clappison