1960s Cilladon Pottery Trinket box / pot Owl eyes. Studio pottery handmade Walthamstow, London About Cilladon Pottery The Founders: Cilladon Pottery was a studio active during the 1960s based in Walthamstow, London. It was founded and operated by the ceramicist Pris (Priscilla) McGirr alongside her husband, Don. While relatively obscure today compared to major commercial potteries, it served as a notable training ground for several distinguished mid-century British makers. For instance, the renowned studio potters Heather and Michael Ducos of Alford Pottery famously trained under Pris McGirr at the Walthamstow workshop before moving on to establish their own studio in 1972. the trinket box is a genuine piece of 1960s London studio pottery
