The ceramics collection dates broadly from c.1920 to the present day, with many pioneer and leading studio potters represented. Significant early acquisitions in the field of ceramics include a gift from Bernard Leach of 85 of his pots, together with his source collection; a substantial collection of pots by Katharine Pleydell-Bouverie, one of Leach’s first students at St Ives, together with fine examples of work by her friends and contemporaries Michael Cardew and Norah Braden; and an impressive group of work by Lucie Rie and Hans Coper, two of the most significant figures in British post-war pottery.

Clicking on the links below will display a curated selection of work by each maker - there may be further examples in the collection.

Potters in the CSC collections

• Aldermaston Pottery

• Aylieff, Felicity

• Barron, Paul

• Batterham, Richard

• Bayer, Svend

• Billington, Dora

• Blackman, Audrey

• Blee, Kate

• Bowen, Clive

• Bowen, Dylan

• Braden, Norah

• Britton, Alison

• Brown, Sandy

• Caiger-Smith, Alan

• Cardew, Michael

• Cardew, Seth

• Carroll, Simon

• Casson, Michael

• Comfort, Elijah

• Cooper, Emmanuel

• Coper, Hans

• Crowley, Jill

• Dalton, W.B.

• Davis, Harry

• Dodd, Michael

• Eglin, Philip

• Finch, Ray

• Fishely, Edwin B.

• Garratt, Jonathan

• Haile, T.S. (Sam)

• Hamada, Atsuya

• Hamada, Shoji

• Hamlyn, Jane

• Hammond, Henry

• Hanssen, Gwyn

• Harvey, Rebecca

• Hinchcliffe, John

• Illsley, Bryan

• Keeler, Walter

• Kwali, Ladi

• Leach, Bernard

• Leach Pottery, St Ives

• Leach, David

• Leach, Janet

• Llorens Artigas, Joseph

Find out more

Pioneers and their practice: ceramics by Margot Coatts

Ceramic Decoration: a selective guide to pots in the collection of the Crafts Study Centre by Margot Coatts

The inspiration of Marianne de Trey – necessity and decoration from cloth to clay by Sophie Heath

The life and work of Bernard Leach