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Elizabeth Lissaman bowl

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Elizabeth Lissaman bowl

Potter Elizabeth Lissaman made this bowl in 1934. Brought up on Waireka, the family sheep station near Seddon, she was determined to be a potter from an early age. Newly married in the early 1930s, Lissaman lived on the Wakamarina River near Canvastown, and this bowl is made from Wakamarina clay.

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Marlborough Historical Society, Marlborough Museum & Archives

by Elizabeth Lissaman

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Malcolm McKinnon, Marlborough region – Sport, recreation and culture, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/object/31808/elizabeth-lissaman-bowl (accessed 23 June 2026).

Story by Malcolm McKinnon, published 9 May 2011, updated 1 November 2016.