Story of Peter and the Potter

Duration: 22

Genre: Educational

Year Published: 1959

Creator: National Film Board of Canada

Format: 16mm

Color: Color

Sound: sound

Description: Relates how a five-year-old boy, Peter, is introduced to a family of potters and their work, and how he witnesses the making of a bowl for his mother's birthday. Shows Peter first buying a bowl as a gift for his mother and then accidentally breaking it on his way home. Pictures the potter's daughter taking Peter to her father who offers to make another bowl. Shows Peter eagerly anticipating the end of the process and finally taking the completed bowl to his mother., Young boy sees the making of clay bowl, intended as a gift for his mother, from the original desgin to the final glazing and baking.

Complete Record: Relates how a five-year-old boy, Peter, is introduced to a family of potters and their work, and how he witnesses the making of a bowl for his mother's birthday. Shows Peter first buying a bowl as a gift for his mother and then accidentally breaking it on his way home. Pictures the potter's daughter taking Peter to her father who offers to make another bowl. Shows Peter eagerly anticipating the end of the process and finally taking the completed bowl to his mother., Young boy sees the making of clay bowl, intended as a gift for his mother, from the original desgin to the final glazing and baking.NOTE: Two (or more) records have been merged together to create this data.