Stoneware Teapot with Vumé Lily Motif
MakerMade by
Michael Cardew
(Wimbledon, London, England, 1901 - 1983)
MakerMade at
Wenford Bridge Pottery
(Cornwall, founded 1939)
StudentTaught by
Bernard Leach
(Hong Kong, 1887 - 1979)
CollectorCollected by
Sandy Dunbar
(London, England, 1929 - 2012)
Datec. 1970
Object NameTeapot
Mediumstoneware
ClassificationsCeramics
DimensionsOverall (Teapot with Cover Height x Depth): 122 × 160mm
Handle to Spout (Width): 230mm
Base (Diameter): 96mm
Overall (Cover Height x Diameter): 30 × 100mm
Handle to Spout (Width): 230mm
Base (Diameter): 96mm
Overall (Cover Height x Diameter): 30 × 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 numberABDMS095708.11
About MeThis stoneware teapot has a squat body, straight spout and circular cover with central steam hole. It is glazed throughout in a greenish-brown glaze.
The body of the teapot features a sgraffito motif, known as 'Vumé Lily' named after the Vumé Pottery on the Lower Volta River, Ghana. This sgraffito decoration was made by scratching through the surface to reveal a lower layer of a contrasting colour.
Made by Michael Cardew at his Wenford Bridge Pottery in Cornwall, England after he returned from working in Africa.
