Mazers a Medieval Drinking Vessel
Medieval Mead and Mazers are coming back in the year 2020!
Ah! At Home on the North Shore
Crystal captures the essence of my work in her article ‘Turning to the past’. Find it in the 2020 Winter edition.
Pottery Throw Down
Craft Nova Scotia hosted a virtual pottery throwdown via zoom on October 17th, it's been recorded and it can now be seen on the Craft Nova Scotia facebook page.
Mazer
The mazer is a 11-16th century European medieval drinking vessel made of wood with a shallow bowl and a broad flat foot. Elaborate mazers had silver rims with a decorated disc (called a boss) in the base of the bowl and a silver foot. On the metal band there was often an inscription decorated with an engraving or a gem.
Terra Sigillata
Terra Sigillata literally translates to earth seal. The reference comes from Roman ware with its raised embossed patterns and waxy red/orange surface, looked like the wax seal that would close an official document, hence earth seal.