Stoneware Soy Pot and Cover with 'Vumé Lily' Motif
MakerMade by
Michael Cardew
(Wimbledon, London, England, 1901 - 1983)
MakerMade by
Pottery Training Centre
(Abuja, Nigeria, founded 1951)
StudentTaught by
Bernard Leach
(Hong Kong, 1887 - 1979)
CollectorCollected by
Sandy Dunbar
(London, England, 1929 - 2012)
Datec. 1958
Object NameSoy Pot
Mediumstoneware
ClassificationsCeramics
DimensionsOverall (Pot with Cover Height x Width x Depth): 100 × 110 × 110mm
Overall (Pot Height x Width x Depth): 88 × 110 × 110mm
Overall (Cover Height x Diameter): 27 × 53mm
Base (Diameter): 73mm
Overall (Pot Height x Width x Depth): 88 × 110 × 110mm
Overall (Cover Height x Diameter): 27 × 53mm
Base (Diameter): 73mm
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 numberABDMS095708.17
About MeThis stoneware soy pot for serving soy sauce has a black glaze and a brown 'Vumé Lily' motif incised decoration. 'Vumé Lily' is named after the Vumé Pottery in Ghana, where Michael Cardew worked between 1945 and 1948.
The screw top is decorated with concentric circles on the top and an incised basket pattern around the sides.
The pot was made by Michael Cardew at the Teaching Centre for the North of Africa at Abuja in Nigeria, which Cardew established in 1951, whilst he held the post of Pottery Officer. Here he used materials from the surrounding area and concentrated on making stoneware, making some of his finest pieces. Cardew left Abuja in 1965 and returned to his pottery at Wenford Bridge in Cornwall.
