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Stoneware Large Plate or Dish with Iron Glaze
Stoneware Large Plate or Dish with Iron Glaze
Stoneware Large Plate or Dish with Iron Glaze

Stoneware Large Plate or Dish with Iron Glaze

Maker (London, England, 1914 - 2012)
Maker (Winchcombe, England, founded 1926)
Student (Wimbledon, London, England, 1901 - 1983)
Student (Tunstall, Stoke-on-Trent, 1890 - 1968)
Collector (London, England, 1929 - 2012)
Datebefore 1996
Object NamePlate
Mediumstoneware, iron glaze and ash glaze
ClassificationsCeramics
DimensionsOverall (Height x Diameter): 480 x 331 mm,
Base (Diameter of Base): 230 mm
AcquisitionThe Sandy Dunbar Studio Ceramics Collection presented in 2023 by Crinan Dunbar and Rebecca Russell.
LocationView by Appointment - Aberdeen Treasure Hub
Object numberABDMS095708.323
About MeThis stoneware large plate or dish is glazed all over in a light reddish-brown iron glaze speckled in the centre with black. It is decorated with trailed greyish-white ash glaze horizontal bands and bright blue splashes.

Ray Finch was one of the UK's leading makers of tableware at the Winchcombe Pottery near Cheltenham, where he led a team of talented potters. He embedded his own work within the standard domestic ware made at the workshop, making a limited number of distinctive larger pieces, including platters and plates. These are marked with his personal modified mark of WP (Winchcombe Pottery) followed by a small dot.