Large Circular Stoneware Charger with Slip-trailed Stripes
MakerMade by
Edward Hughes
(1953 - 2006)
StudentTaught by
Ray Finch
(London, England, 1914 - 2012)
CollectorCollected by
Sandy Dunbar
(London, England, 1929 - 2012)
Date1996
Object NameCharger
Mediumstoneware
ClassificationsCeramics
DimensionsOverall (Height x Diameter): 75 × 442mm
Base (Diameter): 226mm
Base (Diameter): 226mm
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 numberABDMS095708.28
About MeThis charger or large dish with flaring sides was hand-thrown on the potter's wheel by Edward Hughes. It was then glazed in a pinkish-red iron glaze with slip-trailed stripes of a pale green wood ash glaze which are combed through to create a feathered effect.
Hughes fired his pots to a high temperature in a reduction kiln, achieving the rich brown, almost black, glaze known as tenmoku which is visible on this charger.
