This Handmade Mari Lwyd Ceramic Dish from Sand Pottery has been handcrafted in Liverpool based pottery studio by Caroline Sandford-Muir.

The stoneware clay has been moulded into a shallow oval dish and sgraffio has been used to draw the fine details of the skull and ribbons of the Mari Lwyd costume. Underglazes and glazes have been used to paint in the  details and colourful ribbons. The Dish has then been glazed and fired.

Mari Lwyd which loosely translates to "Grey Mare" or "Grey Mary" is a traditional Welsh midwinter and Christmas folk custom. The Mari Lwyd is a wassailing folk custom which travels house to house or pub to pub, singing and asking for entry. The occupants of the house and the Mari Lwyd's party engage in a witty, improvised rhyming verse battle known as Pwnco. 

Product Specifications

Size: 15.2cm x 11.2cm x 1.8cm 

Material: Stoneware ceramic, glaze and underglaze

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