Stoneware Small Tazza with Wood Ash Glaze
MakerMade by
Svend Bayer
(Uganda, born 1946)
StudentTaught by
Michael Cardew
(Wimbledon, London, England, 1901 - 1983)
CollectorCollected by
Sandy Dunbar
(London, England, 1929 - 2012)
Date1996
Object NameTazza
Mediumstoneware, wood ash glaze
ClassificationsCeramics
DimensionsOverall (Height x Diameter): 90 × 150mm
Base (Diameter): 73mm
Base (Diameter): 73mm
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 numberABDMS095708.256
About MeStoneware tazza glazed in a brown wood ash glaze. When wood ash is incorporated into a glaze that is fired at a high temperature the glaze achieves a rich, mottled colour.
Tazza is the term given to a shallow bowl mounted on a narrow stem and foot, or as in this example, a foot alone. It is generally used for serving small pieces of food and fruit, for holding pot pourri, or just for decoration.
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.
