Stoneware Medium Jug with Combed Bands
MakerMade by
Winchcombe Pottery
(Winchcombe, England, founded 1926)
CollectorCollected by
Sandy Dunbar
(London, England, 1929 - 2012)
Datebefore 1996
Object NameJug
Mediumstoneware, slips and iron glaze
ClassificationsCeramics
DimensionsOverall (Height x Width incl Handle): 210 x 195 mm,
Base (Diameter): 90 mm
Rim (Diameter): 111 mm
Base (Diameter): 90 mm
Rim (Diameter): 111 mm
AcquisitionThe Sandy Dunbar Studio Ceramics Collection presented in 2023 by Crinan Dunbar and Rebecca Russell.
LocationView by Appointment - Aberdeen Treasure Hub
Object numberABDMS095708.332
About MeA traditional-shaped stoneware jug with round bellied body, tapering to the foot. This shape is based on North Devon jugs and was commonly made at Winchcombe.
It is fully glazed in a greenish ash slip with white and iron red-brown slips (liquid clay) beneath a dark, almost black, celadon glaze. The jug is decorated with combed banding around the shoulder and beneath the handle enclosing 6 panels, each with combed vertical banding and abstract marks. The combed wave pattern is repeated on the handle.
Combing is a decorative technique where a comb of wood, or another material, is drawn through the slip before it is fully dry to create a pattern. This technique was frequently used at Winchcombe.
