$64
Made in 8 working days
Size
Measured at their heaviest. If you are between sizes, take the larger one.
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- Made in 8 working days · 10–13 business days delivery
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About this piece
Hand-thrown ceramic, glazed, with the portrait on the face
A friend lost a lurcher and asked for something she could keep on the shelf rather than in a cupboard. The first one was thrown badly and we threw it away. The fourth one is still on her mantel.
Each vessel is thrown on the wheel, dried slowly, painted, glazed and fired. Because it is thrown rather than moulded, no two are quite the same shape, and the glaze will pool a little differently on each one.
Take as long as you need with the wording. We will hold the order open and nothing is fired until you tell us, and if you would rather not decide the words yet, we will send it without any.
Details
What you'll receive
- Materials
- Hand-thrown stoneware, food-safe glaze, felted base
- Dimensions
- Sized by the weight of the animal — see the size guide below the price
- Making time
- Made in 8 working days
- Delivery
- 10–13 business days
- Shipping
- Sent in a padded box with a card carrying their name. Tell us in the notes if it is a gift and we will leave the price off.
- Care
- The glaze is sealed and the vessel is watertight. It is meant to be handled — the surface will take on a soft sheen where your hands rest, which is how these are supposed to age.
Reviews
4.8 out of five
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We publish every review we receive, good and bad. Reviews that include an order number are marked verified.
I could not approve it for two weeks
I ordered this four days after we said goodbye and then could not bring myself to look at the proof. Nobody chased me. When I finally opened it, it was right, and it arrived three days later. The glaze has a soft sheen where I pick it up now.
Anonymous, Verified order · Sable · Verified order · 3 September 2026
Heavier than it looks
The stoneware has real weight to it, which I did not expect from the photographs. It is thrown rather than moulded, so the shape is very slightly irregular in a way that reads as made by a person. On the mantel.
Jo B., Melbourne · Alfie · Verified order · 1 January 2026
Sizing advice was right
I was between the 300 ml and the 650 ml and took the larger one on their recommendation. It is roomier than we need, but I would rather that than the other way round. The felted base means it does not scratch the shelf.
Owen D., Cardiff · Bram · Verified order · 16 July 2026
They talked me out of the terracotta
I wanted terracotta and they emailed to say that for the photograph I had sent, ivory would hold the portrait better and the glaze would not compete with the painting. They were right, and it would have been easy to just take the extra fifteen dollars.
Kate L., Toronto · Miso · Verified order · 16 June 2026