Stoneware Small Jug with Green Ash and Celadon Glaze
Maker
Richard Batterham
(Woking, Surrey, 1936 - 2021)
StudentAssociated with
Bernard Leach
(Hong Kong, 1887 - 1979)
StudentAssociated with
Leach Pottery
(St Ives, Cornwall, England, founded 1920)
Datemid 20th-early 21st Century
Object NameJug
Mediumstoneware and celadon
ClassificationsCeramics
DimensionsOverall (Height): 185mm
Handle to Spout (Width): 165mm
Base (Diameter): 123mm
Handle to Spout (Width): 165mm
Base (Diameter): 123mm
AcquisitionPauline Littlewood Bequest, 2018.
LocationView by Appointment - Aberdeen Treasure Hub
Object numberABDAG018005
About MeStoneware small jug with almost straight sided body. Pulled and flattened double rim with wide lip. Strap handle pulled from below the rim and terminating mid body.
Glazed all over in a pale green ash glaze over a mid-brown glaze, possibly manganese, which shows through the ash glaze, giving a speckled appearance. Dark khaki green celadon glaze is brushed over the ash glaze, pooling around the rim and handle.
Batterham trained at the Leach Pottery with Bernard Leach before establishing his own pottery in Dorset in 1959. He preferred to work alone, overseeing all aspects of making ceramics, including making his own stoneware clay. He specialised in pale green coloured wood-ash glazes and rich dark iron glazes and made no distinction between the domestic wares for everyday use and his large decorative objects.
