Stoneware Lidded Jar with Copper Red Glaze
MakerMade by
Rupert Spira
(London, born 1960)
StudentTaught by
Michael Cardew
(Wimbledon, London, England, 1901 - 1983)
StudentTaught by
Henry Hammond
(1914 - 1989)
CollectorCollected by
Sandy Dunbar
(London, England, 1929 - 2012)
Datec. 1998
Object NameJar
Mediumstoneware
ClassificationsCeramics
DimensionsOverall (Vase and Cover Height x Diameter): 210 × 170mm
Base (Diameter): 120mm
Overall (Cover Height x Diameter): 17 × 98mm
Overall (Vase without Cover Height): 200mm
Base (Diameter): 120mm
Overall (Cover Height x Diameter): 17 × 98mm
Overall (Vase without Cover Height): 200mm
AcquisitionThe Sandy Dunbar Studio Ceramics Collection presented in 2023 by Crinan Dunbar and Rebecca Russell.
Copyright© Rupert Spira
LocationView by Appointment - Aberdeen Treasure Hub
Object numberABDMS095708.89
About MeThis stoneware lidded jar is decorated with a copper deep red glaze.
Rupert Spira trained with Michael Cardew at Wenford Bridge before setting up his first pottery in Hampshire. In 1996 he established a new pottery in Shropshire and gained a reputation for throwing elegant, restrained, stoneware pieces decorated with oriental glazes.
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