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Saltglazed Butter Dish and Cover

MakerMade by Toff Milway (Preston, Lancashre, born 1949)

MakerMade by Conderton Pottery (Conderton, Cotswolds, founded 1985)

StudentTaught by Christa Reichel (Germany, 1932 - 2009)

StudentTaught by Michael Casson (London, England, 1925 - 2003)

StudentTaught by Victor Margrie (Highbury, North London, 1929 - 2022)

StudentTaught by Walter Keeler (London, England, born 1942)

StudentTaught by Gwyn Hanssen Pigott (Ballarat, Australia, 1935 - 2013)

StudentTaught by Ray Finch (London, England, 1914 - 2012)

CollectorCollected by Sandy Dunbar (London, England, 1929 - 2012)

Dateearly 21st Century

Object NameDish

Mediumstoneware, saltglaze

ClassificationsCeramics

DimensionsOverall (Height): 92mm
Base (Height x Diameter): 20 × 128mm
Cover (Height x Diameter): 71 × 120mm

AcquisitionThe Sandy Dunbar Studio Ceramics Collection presented in 2023 by Crinan Dunbar and Rebecca Russell.

LocationView by Appointment - Aberdeen Treasure Hub

Object numberABDMS095708.190

Keywords

About MeSaltglazed stoneware circular butter dish and domed cover. Both the dish and cover are glazed in a blue-grey saltglaze with its characteristic mottled appearance. Before the glazing lines have been scratched on the cover to add decoration and divide it into 4 segments.

Saltglaze is achieved by throwing salt into the kiln when it reaches temperatures of 1000C. The heat causes the salt to split into its component elements of chlorine and sodium; they then combine with the silicates in the body of the piece to achieve a glass-like glaze, with a distinctive texture similar to orange peel.