Dish, Henry Moore, 1920

Hand painted dish, Henry Moore, about 1920

Collected in 1972

A shallow dish handpainted with colourful abstract leaf designs

We believe this dish was hand painted by the famous sculptor, Henry Moore.

The decoration style is known as peasant pottery. Moore learned this type of pottery painting from his teacher at Castleford Grammar School, Alice Gostick.

Gostick taught evening classes in peasant pottery too. The style is known for its bright colours, bold patterns and abstract designs.

A handpainted ceramic coffee set with jug, beaker, milk jug and cups. The design featured simple blue squares with a green cross and white squares with blue spirals.

A ceramic sugar bowl hand-painted by Alice Gostick with a tree-inspired design

A thin ceramic vase handpainted with colourful squiggly patterns

A ceramic coffee jug with hand-painted delicate flower designs and the word 'coffee' in calligraphic handwriting

A group of Castleford Academy students in uniform smiling in front of the Making their Mark display at Castleford Museum

Alice Gostick seated and painting a piece of pottery, with 11 of her students (male and female). Henry Moore is one of the students, seated on the floor on the far left

Wakefield Museums and Castles

Dish, Henry Moore, 1920

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