Oblong Brown Press-Moulded Dish with 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)
Datemid 20th-late 20th Century
Object NameDish
Mediumearthenware
ClassificationsCeramics
DimensionsOverall (Height x Width x Depth): 70 × 250 × 229mm
Base (Width x Depth): 175 × 140mm
Base (Width x Depth): 175 × 140mm
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 numberABDMS095708.45
About MeThis earthenware dish is press-moulded, a technique where a flat sheet of clay is forced into a mould to take on the shape of the mould. This method is used to create shapes which would be difficult to throw on the wheel. The crimped piecrust edge was added before the dish was fired in the kiln.
Press-moulded dishes were amongst the first pieces Ray Finch made when he joined Winchcombe Pottery in 1936. They were very successful and continued in production when the pottery re-opened in 1946 after World War Two. This example has a white slip-trailed decoration comprising three straight lines across the centre with one wavy line above and one wavy line below. Both the exterior and base are unglazed.
