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 This MH is not Merle Hansen.  Plus Merle Hansen's pots and mark. EmptyThu 7 Nov - 16:02 by kitsch

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 This MH is not Merle Hansen.  Plus Merle Hansen's pots and mark. EmptyWed 6 Nov - 8:44 by Ev

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 This MH is not Merle Hansen.  Plus Merle Hansen's pots and mark. EmptySat 2 Nov - 17:23 by JanPots

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Post  Kat & Co. Thu 20 Nov - 20:08

10cmh a lovely rustic speckled matt glaze outer & deep red interior little brown jug..
just perfect me thinks..MH for Merle Hansen? cat
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Post  Ev Thu 20 Nov - 20:22

Hmmmmm that is similar, but not quite the same I feel.
We need some other opinions now ...... Cat-a-lat what do you think?
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Post  Kat & Co. Sat 22 Nov - 8:59

From the same Op Shop a matching pot, with same mark.... cat  This MH is not Merle Hansen.  Plus Merle Hansen's pots and mark. Merle_13
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Post  Ev Sat 22 Nov - 9:51

Ok Kat as she seems to be the only Potter joining an M and an H so far. Will put it into the Gallery when I get home.
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Post  Cat-a-lat Sat 22 Nov - 13:29

I had a look too and seemed like a good match to me, allowing for the variation that tends to occur with incised marks, I also couldn't' find any other contenders
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Post  Kat & Co. Sat 22 Nov - 13:48

NZ Potters have her potting domestic stoneware from 1968-1991 these pots fit that time frame me thinks.
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Post  Kat & Co. Wed 26 Nov - 13:09

But now I have found a similar mark for M Humphrey in this old book..
so maybe not Merle Hansen after all.? cat


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Post  Ev Wed 26 Nov - 14:34

Ok I've removed it from the Marks Gallery until further confirmation comes to hand.
What an interesting lot of marks on that post..... Doris Holland became Doris Lusk didn't she? Is this a whole book of marks Kat? It looks familiar so I may have it ..?
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Post  Kat & Co. Wed 26 Nov - 15:38

Yes its an old version of the NZ Potters Marks booklet.
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Post  Ev Wed 26 Nov - 15:47

Oh ok, do you mean the book put out by Alan Coates?
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Post  Kat & Co. Wed 26 Nov - 15:53

Yeahnah.. I dont have the cover..just copied a few pages from the neighbours Smile
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Post  Ev Wed 26 Nov - 15:59

I checked and it's the Alan Coates booklet Smile
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Post  Kat & Co. Fri 3 Jul - 13:41

MH on this sweet teapot from Sandees' collection.  Cool
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Post  Ev Fri 3 Jul - 17:34

Yes I like that last mark for Merle Hansen Kat and will add it to the Gallery cheers
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Post  Trudy64 Tue 12 Jul - 20:55

Hello
I am actually one of Merle Hansen's daughter's

Very sad to say that Mum passed away on the 30th June this year (2016) at the age of 87

These dont look like Mum's mark's. I cant say for sure about her very early pieces but
from all the pot I remember she used to just put a square stamped M solely on the bottom of each piece.

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Post  Ev Wed 13 Jul - 6:54

Hi Trudy, sorry to hear about your Mum.
The Potter's Marks book has her mark and this mark was probably put forward by your Mum or someone who knew her

http://www.nzpotters.com/PottersMarks/PottersMark_Image.cfm?potterID=600

I have wondered about her mark and if it was correct or not, so it's good that you have noticed it.  Is there any chance at all that you have a piece of her work with her mark that you could add to the site?  In the meantime I will take these marks out of the Gallery and put them into the Mystery Marks.
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Post  Trudy64 Thu 14 Jul - 19:17

Hello

Unfortunately I dont have any of Mum's pots (we have been trying to find bits in the last couple of years)

I will ask Dad about her Mark and I know my sister has a couple of pieces so I will take a photo of the underneath that will show the mark.

Give me a week or so - we are still mourning our loss Sad

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Post  Ev Fri 15 Jul - 6:55

Thank you Trudy, there is no hurry, just when possible.
Kind regards.
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Post  Trudy64 Sun 7 Aug - 17:41

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Hello

I found one of Mums mugs that has her mark on it. Not very clear sorry but these are pretty old now ha

If you wish to add this to the mark gallery please do so

I have also added a couple of other photos of some of her work
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Post  Trudy64 Sun 7 Aug - 17:42

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Post  Trudy64 Sun 7 Aug - 17:43

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Post  Ev Sun 7 Aug - 18:11

Thanks heaps Trudy, I am pleased to add her mark to the Gallery.
Oh I particularly like that Tea Canister with it's rope handle in the cork.
Very dated, but from a time of wonderful high fired pottery in NZ.
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Post  Kat & Co. Fri 29 Jun - 18:46

Another possibility.. I saw a well made lidded pot today marked MH like the first pics for Michael Houghton & the pot had a Black Sheep Gallery Keri Keri label inside....Hhmm.
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