Earthenware Round Flask with Yellow Ochre Glaze
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)
Date2008-2010
Object NameFlask
MediumFremington clay earthenware and slips
ClassificationsCeramics
DimensionsOverall (Height x Width): 292 x 264 mm,
Rim (Diameter): 59 mm
Base (Width x Depth): 126 x 90 mm
Rim (Diameter): 59 mm
Base (Width x Depth): 126 x 90 mm
AcquisitionThe Sandy Dunbar Studio Ceramics Collection presented in 2023 by Crinan Dunbar and Rebecca Russell.
Copyright© Clive Bowen
LocationView by appointment - Aberdeen Treasure Hub
Object numberABDMS095708.306
About MeThis small flask is made from Fremington clay, a clay local to Clive Bowen's North Devon Pottery, from which he makes most of his work.
It was created as a two circular dishes joined together with the addition of a thrown neck and applied loop foot. The seam where the two dishes are joined is concealed with a swirled and textured edge.
The flask is glazed in a deep honey mottled brown and gold slip (liquid clay) and decorated with a dark brown concentric swirl on each face and thick dark brown zig-zag banding on sides.
Clive Bowen makes a wide selection of useful pieces for the storage, preparation, cooking and serving of food and drink, ranging from giant store jars to everyday dishes, jugs and mugs.
Clive Bowen
late 20th-early 21th Century
