Earthenware Blue and Silver Lustre Bowl
MakerMade by
Alan Caiger-Smith MBE
(Buenos Aires, Argentina, 1930 - 2020)
MakerMade by
Aldermaston Pottery
(Aldermaston, Berkshire, 1955 - 1993)
StudentTaught by
Dora Billington
(Tunstall, Stoke-on-Trent, 1890 - 1968)
CollectorCollected by
Sandy Dunbar
(London, England, 1929 - 2012)
Date1993
Object NameBowl
Mediumearthenware, slip and lustre
ClassificationsCeramics
DimensionsOverall (Height x Diameter): 100 × 380mm
Base (Diameter): 142mm
Base (Diameter): 142mm
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 numberABDMS095708.49
About MeThis earthenware bowl is decorated with blue slip (liquid clay) and a silver green lustre hand-painted pattern.
Lustre, a metallic surface on ceramics, is achieved when small amounts of metallic compounds (generally silver or copper) are painted over a base glaze and the piece fired for a second time. This produces a shimmering, iridescent effect.
Alan Caiger-Smith studied at the Central School of Art and Design in London before establishing the Aldermaston Pottery, Berkshire, in 1955. His work was influenced by the Roman pottery and tin-glazed Delftware collection at Reading Museum as well as medieval Islamic lustreware.
