Earthenware Small Open Bowl with Yellow and Brown Glazes
MakerMade by
Elijah Comfort
(1863 - 1952)
DecoratorDecorated by
Ray Finch
(London, England, 1914 - 2012)
MakerMade at
Winchcombe Pottery
(Winchcombe, England, founded 1926)
StudentTaught by
Michael Cardew
(Wimbledon, London, England, 1901 - 1983)
CollectorCollected by
Sandy Dunbar
(London, England, 1929 - 2012)
Datec. 1937
Object NameDish
Mediumearthenware and Galena glaze
ClassificationsCeramics
DimensionsOverall (Height x Diameter): 56 × 165mm
Base (Diameter): 96mm
Base (Diameter): 96mm
AcquisitionThe Sandy Dunbar Studio Ceramics Collection presented in 2023 by Crinan Dunbar and Rebecca Russell.
Copyright© the copyright holder
LocationView by appointment - Aberdeen Treasure Hub
Object numberABDMS095708.271
About MeA red earthenware small open bowl with gently flared sides and rolled rim. The inside is glazed in yellow and dark brown slips (liquid clay) over a white Galena glaze. Galena is a lead based glaze which achieves a bright gloss finish. A sgraffito (scratched) pattern of yellow and brown waved bands runs around the inner rim. The dark brown glaze runs over the rim and down half of the outside leaving the lower half unglazed.
The bowl was made at Winchcombe Pottery and is attributed to Elijah Comfort who rarely marked or decorated his work. In 2001 Ray Finch confirmed that he decorated the bowl around 1937.
