Stoneware Pressed Dish with Slip-trailed Pine Pattern
MakerMade by
Edward Hughes
(1953 - 2006)
StudentTaught by
Ray Finch
(London, England, 1914 - 2012)
CollectorCollected by
Sandy Dunbar
(London, England, 1929 - 2012)
Date2000-2002
Object NameDish
Mediumstoneware
ClassificationsCeramics
DimensionsOverall (Height x Diameter): 32 × 264mm
Base (Diameter): 186mm
Base (Diameter): 186mm
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 numberABDMS095708.114
About MeA stoneware shallow dish which is glazed all over in a blue-green streaked glaze, possibly Dalemain wood ash, over a reddish-brown tenmoku, most evident as dots and splashes around the rim. A hawthorn ash glaze runs down to the centre and is feathered with a herringbone pattern reminiscent of pine needles.
Edward Hughes frequently incorporated wood ash, obtained from local hardwoods, in his glazes. When fired at a high temprature the glazes achieved rich mottled colours, reflecting the Cumbrian landscape where Hughes lived and worked. He named his glazes after their origin, including Dalemain, the country house near Ullswater.
