Medium Stoneware Jardiniere with Iron Glaze
MakerMade by
Fergus Wessel
(Gloucester, England, born 1974)
MakerMade at
Winchcombe Pottery
(Winchcombe, England, founded 1926)
StudentTaught by
Seth Cardew
(Winchcombe, England, 1934 - 2016)
StudentTaught by
Ray Finch
(London, England, 1914 - 2012)
CollectorCollected by
Sandy Dunbar
(London, England, 1929 - 2012)
Date1995-1996
Object NameJardiniere
Mediumstoneware, iron glaze and ash glaze
ClassificationsCeramics
DimensionsOverall (Height x Diameter max): 210 x 265 mm,
Base (Diameter): 175 mm
Base (Diameter): 175 mm
AcquisitionThe Sandy Dunbar Studio Ceramics Collection presented in 2023 by Crinan Dunbar and Rebecca Russell.
LocationView by Appointment - Aberdeen Treasure Hub
Object numberABDMS095708.325
About MeThis stoneware medium-sized jardiniere is glazed in a dark speckled rust glaze (tenmoku) over a pale grey ash glaze, finishing short of the foot. The glazes drip over the rim edge inside the pot, with the rest of the interior remaining unglazed.
It is decorated with 2 combed parallel bands around the upper section of body, enclosing a combed waved ribbon.
This piece was made by Fergus Wessel who joined Winchcombe Pottery in 1995. He made mainly domestic pots in traditional forms. Wessel left Winchcombe in 2000 to take up letter carving.
