Sake Bottle with Thick White and Blue Glaze
MakerMade by
Edward Hughes
(1953 - 2006)
StudentTaught by
Ray Finch
(London, England, 1914 - 2012)
CollectorCollected by
Sandy Dunbar
(London, England, 1929 - 2012)
Date1998-1999
Object NameBottle
Mediumstoneware
ClassificationsCeramics
DimensionsOverall (Height x Diameter): 220 × 125mm
Base (Diameter): 78mm
Rim (Diameter): 58mm
Base (Diameter): 78mm
Rim (Diameter): 58mm
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 numberABDMS095708.59
About MeThis stoneware sake bottle is glazed all over with a thick blue and white streaked wood ash glaze incorporating ash from the Robin Hood Sawmill over a pale beige-brown glaze.
Hughes frequently used ash gathered from various places close to his pottery in Cumbria to achieve rich and flowing colours when the piece was fired at a high temperature in a reduction kiln. For this vase he used wood ash obtained from his local sawmill, to create a glaze which he named "Robin Hood sawmill ash".
