Boat Plaque

The Boat plaque is handmade in Ireland, at the foothills of the Sperrin mountains. It is made from a textured stoneware clay

and finished with various coloured glazes and rich, metallic oxide.

Hessian string is attached to hang the plaque.

Handmade

Local ceramic artist, Michelle Butler, uses a handmade mould to press the clay onto to produce the plaque.

Each piece is pressed, finished, dried, biscuit fired, glazed and finally fired again to 1230 degrees centigrade.

The boat is based on the Galway Hooker which was a traditional sailing boat used off the west coast of

Ireland around the 19th Century.

The Galway Hooker was developed for the strong seas around the Galway coast.

it has a single mast with one main sail which is a dark red-brown colour. The boat itself has a beautiful

curved shape and is black as it is coated in pitch.

Nominal Size:- 90 x 150 x 5 mm