Porcelain Pourer with Squeezed Body and Celadon Glaze
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 NamePourer
MediumLimoges porcelain and celadon
ClassificationsCeramics
DimensionsOverall (Height x Width of Rim): 87 × 57mm
Base (Diameter): 73mm
Base (Diameter): 73mm
AcquisitionThe Sandy Dunbar Studio Ceramics Collection presented in 2023 by Crinan Dunbar and Rebecca Russell.
LocationView by Appointment - Aberdeen Treasure Hub
Object numberABDMS095708.218
About MeLimoges porcelain pourer, or handle-less jug, with rolled rim and gently squashed belly. The squashed shape has been created by the potter pushing his thumb into the side of the vessel whilst the clay was leather hard, creating a comfortable thumb rest to hold the piece securely whilst pouring.
Glazed outside in a very pale green, almost white, celadon delicate crackle glaze. The interior is glazed in a pale olive green celadon crackle glaze.
Crackle glaze is the term for a decorative technique, originating 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.
Edmund de Waal
Edmund de Waal
Edmund de Waal
