Stoneware Large Plate
MakerMade by
Ray Finch
(London, England, 1914 - 2012)
MakerMade at
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 1997
Object NamePlate
Mediumstoneware, ash glaze and iron glaze
ClassificationsCeramics
DimensionsOverall (Height x Diameter): 36 x 352 mm,
Base (Diameter): 217 mm
Base (Diameter): 217 mm
AcquisitionThe Sandy Dunbar Studio Ceramics Collection presented in 2023 by Crinan Dunbar and Rebecca Russell.
LocationView by Appointment - Aberdeen Treasure Hub
Object numberABDMS095708.326
About MeThis stoneware large plate is glazed in iron reddish-brown and black glaze (tenmoku) over a pale green speckled ash glaze. It is decorated with a combed ribbon in the centre and a combed waved ribbon band around the flat rim.
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.
