Porcelain Lidded Jar
MakerMade by
Edmund de Waal
(Nottingham, England, born 1964)
StudentTaught by
Geoffrey Whiting
(Stocksfield, Northumberland, 1919 - 1988)
CollectorCollected by
Sandy Dunbar
(London, England, 1929 - 2012)
Date1995-1997
Object NameJar
MediumLimoges porcelain and celadon
ClassificationsCeramics
DimensionsOverall (Height x Diameter): 141 × 99mm
Rim (Diameter): 57mm
Cover (Height x Diameter): 18 × 78mm
Rim (Diameter): 57mm
Cover (Height x Diameter): 18 × 78mm
AcquisitionThe Sandy Dunbar Studio Ceramics Collection presented in 2023 by Crinan Dunbar and Rebecca Russell.
Copyright© Edmund de Waal
LocationView by Appointment - Aberdeen Treasure Hub
Object numberABDMS095708.234
About MeThis Limoges porcelain cylindrical lidded jar has a gently squeezed body and impressed double seal mark (also gently squeezed into the body) near the shoulder. A flat circular cover sits loosely on the rim of the jar.
The jar and cover are glazed in a pale blue celadon crackle glaze.
Crackle glaze is a decorative technique of deliberately introducing numerous minute surface cracks which originated in China. Celadon also came from the Far East and is frequently found in shades of pale green and pale blue, the colour changing depending on the quantity of iron oxide added to the glaze before it is fired.
