Stoneware Salt-glazed Bowl with Swimming Figures
MakerMade by
Michael Casson
(London, England, 1925 - 2003)
CollectorCollected by
Sandy Dunbar
(London, England, 1929 - 2012)
Date1952-1998
Object NameBowl
Mediumstoneware
ClassificationsCeramics
DimensionsOverall (Height x Diameter): 180 × 255mm
Base (Diameter): 100mm
Base (Diameter): 100mm
AcquisitionThe Sandy Dunbar Studio Ceramics Collection presented in 2023 by Crinan Dunbar and Rebecca Russell.
Copyright© the copyright holder
LocationView by Appointment - Aberdeen Treasure Hub
Object numberABDMS095708.25
About MeThis stoneware medium-sized bowl is glazed in dark brown, blue and light brown slips beneath a salt glaze which gives it a distinctive texture similar to orange peel. The bowl is also decorated with a band of four figures that appear to be stylised swimmers. Casson and his wife Sheila established a pottery at Wobage Farm in Herefordshire in 1977. There he specialised in salt-glazed stoneware and blended his own slips (liquid clay) and glazes. When salt was introduced to the kiln at a high temperature the distinctive colours and textures for which Casson is known, were produced.
Exhibitions
William Marshall
c. 1999
