Stoneware Jar with 'Vumé Lily' Decoration and Stool Cover
MakerMade by
Michael Cardew
(Wimbledon, London, England, 1901 - 1983)
MakerMade by
Wenford Bridge Pottery
(Cornwall, founded 1939)
StudentTaught by
Bernard Leach
(Hong Kong, 1887 - 1979)
CollectorCollected by
Sandy Dunbar
(London, England, 1929 - 2012)
Date1939-1983
Object NameJar
Mediumstoneware
ClassificationsCeramics
DimensionsOverall (Jar with Cover Height x Width x Depth): 380 × 340 × 350mm
Overall (Jar Height x Width x Depth): 360 × 340 × 350mm
Overall (Cover Height x Diameter): 40 × 250 × 235mm
Base (Diameter): 210mm
Overall (Jar Height x Width x Depth): 360 × 340 × 350mm
Overall (Cover Height x Diameter): 40 × 250 × 235mm
Base (Diameter): 210mm
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 numberABDMS095708.12
About MeThis jar with stool cover has brown glaze on the exterior and green glaze on the interior.
The sgraffito decoration was made by scratching through the surface to reveal a lower layer of a contrasting colour. The pattern is known as the Vumé lily named after the Vumé Pottery in Ghana.