[Mccoypottery-talk] FYI

[Surprizes@aol.com]

Please let me know if you get this ... for some reason I don't think my 
emails are connecting.
Yo are correct about sizing pottery to tell if it is a copy.
I am a potter/ceramist and when I make molds from an original piece I made 
the mold is the same size as the original piece ... but the clay slip (liquid 
clay) that is poured in shrinks as it dries ... then it shrinks again when it 
is fired.
This can be 6%, 10% or even up to 15% shrinkage, depending on the clay slip 
poured into the mold!
So that is excellent advice ... ask for measurements ... height and width ... 
this will give you a more accurate account of what you're getting.
Diane Pleasant
Pleasant Surprizes
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