Stoneware Large Plate or Dish with Iron Glaze
MakerMade by
Ray Finch
(London, England, 1914 - 2012)
MakerMade by
Winchcombe Pottery
(Winchcombe, England, founded 1926)
StudentTaught by
Michael Cardew
(Wimbledon, London, England, 1901 - 1983)
StudentTaught by
Dora Billington
(Tunstall, Stoke-on-Trent, 1890 - 1968)
CollectorCollected by
Sandy Dunbar
(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
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.
