Porcelain Beaker with Seal
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)
Date1994-1996
Object NameBeaker
MediumLimoges porcelain and celadon
ClassificationsCeramics
DimensionsOverall (Height x Diameter of Rim): 100 × 81mm
Base (Diameter): 53mm
Base (Diameter): 53mm
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 numberABDMS095708.220
About MeLimoges porcelain beaker with a very slightly flared body rising to a fine rim. Two prominent ribs around the beaker add decoration and the placing of the maker's impressed seal half way up the body acts both as a thumb rest and additional decorative motif.
Glazed all over in a pale blue celadon delicate crackle glaze, becoming a pinky-white colour at the rim.
Crackle glaze is the term for a decorative technique which originated in China of deliberately introducing numerous minute surface cracks. Celadon glazes also came from the Far East and are 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.
