Porcelain Espresso Cup with Celadon Glaze
MakerMade by
Georgina Frankel
(born 1971)
StudentTaught by
Edmund de Waal
(Nottingham, England, born 1964)
CollectorCollected by
Sandy Dunbar
(London, England, 1929 - 2012)
Date1998-2003
Object NameCup
MediumLimoges porcelain and celadon
ClassificationsCeramics
DimensionsOverall (Height x Width including Handle): 53 × 77mm
Rim (Diameter): 63mm
Base (Diameter): 32mm
Rim (Diameter): 63mm
Base (Diameter): 32mm
AcquisitionThe Sandy Dunbar Studio Ceramics Collection presented in 2023 by Crinan Dunbar and Rebecca Russell.
LocationView by Appointment - Aberdeen Treasure Hub
Object numberABDMS095708.208
About MeThis small espresso cup of slightly conical form with sloping sides and plain loop handle is made of porcelain. It is glazed in a blue-green celadon glaze which is darker, almost teal coloured, at the handle. The glaze is thinly applied around the rim and handle edges, highlighting the shape. Inside it is glazed in a very pale blue celadon.Celadon is a type of glaze which originated in China and spread to other parts of East Asia. Iron oxide is added to create shades of pale green and blue and with the addition of a greater amount of iron oxide, in colours as dark as olive green and black.
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