Stoneware Medium Jug with Celadon and Wood Ash Glazes
MakerMade by
Svend Bayer
(Uganda, born 1946)
StudentTaught by
Michael Cardew
(Wimbledon, London, England, 1901 - 1983)
CollectorCollected by
Sandy Dunbar
(London, England, 1929 - 2012)
Date1999
Object NameJug
Mediumstoneware, celadon glaze and wood ash glaze
ClassificationsCeramics
DimensionsOverall (Height x Depth): 170 × 120mm
Handle to Spout (Width): 155mm
Base (Diameter): 70mm
Handle to Spout (Width): 155mm
Base (Diameter): 70mm
AcquisitionThe Sandy Dunbar Studio Ceramics Collection presented in 2023 by Crinan Dunbar and Rebecca Russell.
Copyright© Svend Bayer
LocationView by Appointment - Aberdeen Treasure Hub
Object numberABDMS095708.249
About MeThis wood-fired stoneware jug has a bulbous body tapering to a narrower base and neck. It is decorated with pale greyish-green celadon glaze and orange and dark brown wood ash glaze.
Svend Bayer was an apprentice at Michael Cardew's Wenford Bridge Pottery before travelling widely throughout Japan, Korea and South East Asia, studying wood-fired kilns. In 1975 he established his own pottery at Sheepwash in Devon, making wood-fired stoneware, incorporating local clays.