Small Stoneware Plate with Criss-Cross Decoration
MakerMade by
Edward Hughes
(1953 - 2006)
StudentTaught by
Ray Finch
(London, England, 1914 - 2012)
CollectorCollected by
Sandy Dunbar
(London, England, 1929 - 2012)
Date1997
Object NamePlate
Mediumstoneware
ClassificationsCeramics
DimensionsOverall (Height x Diameter): 21 × 156mm
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 numberABDMS095708.34
About MeThis small plate is glazed in a red-brown iron glaze and a mottled pale blue and brown wood ash glaze through which an off-white slip has been trailed in a criss-cross pattern to create squares, some of which have dots of slip glaze.
Edward Hughes frequently incorporated wood ash, obtained from local hardwoods, in his glazes. When fired at a high temprature the glazes achieved rich mottled colours, reflecting the Cumbrian landscape where Hughes lived and worked.
