Earthenware Jug with Yellow and Dark Brown Glazes

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Earthenware Jug with Yellow and Dark Brown Glazes

MakerMade by Clive Bowen (Cardiff, Wales, born 1943)

StudentTaught by Michael Leach (Japan, 1913 - 1985)

StudentTaught by Michael Cardew (Wimbledon, London, England, 1901 - 1983)

CollectorCollected by Sandy Dunbar (London, England, 1929 - 2012)

Date2000-2001

Object NameJug

Mediumearthenware (Fremington clay) and slip

ClassificationsCeramics

DimensionsOverall (Height x Width incl Handle): 350 x 230 mm,
Base (Diameter of Foot): 117 mm
Rim (Diameter): 129 mm

AcquisitionThe Sandy Dunbar Studio Ceramics Collection presented in 2023 by Crinan Dunbar and Rebecca Russell.

LocationView by appointment - Aberdeen Treasure Hub

Object numberABDMS095708.303

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About MeThis tall jug is made from Fremington clay, a local material from which Clive Bowen makes most of his work at his North Devon Pottery. Bowen built his own wood-fired kilns for the production of domestic earthenwares and makes a wide selection of items for the preparation, cooking and serving of food ranging from giant store jars to everyday pots and dishes.
The jug features a rolled rim with integral lip and pulled strap handle with prominent terminal where the potter has affixed the handle to the body.
It is glazed all over in a speckled yellow ochre slip (liquid clay) with the main section of body and lower half of handle both glazed in a very dark brown, mottled slip.
It is decorated with free flowing splashes of green slip applied in three places around the body.