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Stoneware Medium Jug with Combed Bands
Stoneware Medium Jug with Combed Bands
Stoneware Medium Jug with Combed Bands

Stoneware Medium Jug with Combed Bands

Maker (Winchcombe, England, founded 1926)
Collector (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
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.

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