Abstract: A support and method for making same is disclosed for use in supporting towel bars. The support is made of pressed ceramic material and is a slip-on support which is ambidirectional such as to be capable of receiving a towel bar extending in either lateral direction. Each side aperture is formed during pressing by non-movable mold protrusions moving perpendicular to the axis of the lateral aperture in the finally pressed ceramic support. These side facing apertures are created by the formation of a downwardly extending channel and an upwardly extending channel on each side of the support which are contiguous with one another and thereby define an approximately square laterally facing and towel bar receiving aperture in each side face. Simultaneously, the mounting slot is formed in the base section of the pressed ceramic slip-on support to facilitate detachable securement with respect to a mounting bracket which may be fixedly secured with respect to the surrounding environmental structure.