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Haurongo: Laird, Peggy Marjorie rāua ko Laird, Jack Denis

Working with others

Jack Laird in middle age, standing in the pottery workshop with a variety of pottery items at various stages of completion. With him are two female workers, one of whom appears to be applying a handle to a bowl.

A key aspect of Waimea Pottery was educating apprentices and potters. Staff worked on Jack Laird’s designs, gaining speed and accuracy from throwing the same shapes continually, as well as developing their own projects.

Te whakamahi i tēnei tūemi

Nelson Provincial Museum, Geoffrey C. Wood Collection

Reference: GCW3.1389_fr3

by Geoffrey C. Wood

Permission must be sought from Nelson Provincial Museum before any re-use of this image.

Me pēnei te tohu i te whārang

Kate Jordan. 'Laird, Peggy Marjorie rāua ko Laird, Jack Denis', Ngā Tāngata Taumata Rau, i tāngia tuatahitia ki 2022. Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/mi/photograph/47596/working-with-others (accessed 4 June 2026).