Earthenware Oval Press-Moulded Dish with Black Glaze and White Slip-Trailed Decoration
MakerMade by
Ray Finch
(London, England, 1914 - 2012)
MakerMade at
Winchcombe Pottery
(Winchcombe, England, founded 1926)
CollectorCollected by
Sandy Dunbar
(London, England, 1929 - 2012)
Date1936-1938
Object NameDish
Mediumearthenware
ClassificationsCeramics
DimensionsOverall (Height x Width x Depth): 65 × 282 × 194mm
Base (Width x Depth): 190 × 80mm
Base (Width x Depth): 190 × 80mm
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 numberABDMS095708.41
About MeEarthenware oval press-moulded dish with pie-crust edges. The inside is glazed in a dark brown, almost black, glaze which is decorated with white slip-trailed stripe across the centre and a wavy line on each sloping side. The interior has a galena (lead) glaze and the exterior is unglazed.
This is an early example of work by Ray Finch who joined Winchcombe Pottery in 1936 and was left in charge when Michael Cardew moved to Wenford Bridge, Cornwall, in 1939. After the Second World War Finch purchased the pottery and with his small team built a reputation for high quality craft pottery and domestic wares.
Ray Finch
mid 20th-late 20th Century
