Stoneware Salt-glazed Medium Jug
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 1996
Object NameJug
Mediumstoneware, salt-glaze, ash glaze and slip
ClassificationsCeramics
DimensionsOverall (Height x Width incl Handle): 198 x 179 mm,
Base (Diameter): 85 mm
Rim (Diameter): 104 mm
Base (Diameter): 85 mm
Rim (Diameter): 104 mm
AcquisitionThe Sandy Dunbar Studio Ceramics Collection presented in 2023 by Crinan Dunbar and Rebecca Russell.
LocationView by Appointment - Aberdeen Treasure Hub
Object numberABDMS095708.336
About MeTraditional-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.
The jug is fully glazed in a grey-white slip. The exterior is also glazed with brown slip around the collar, handle and upper body. The lower body is lightly salt-glazed creating a speckled appearance with beige tones and some salt-glaze splashes on the handle and upper body.
It is decorated with a pattern of incised horizontal banding around the shoulder and beneath the handle. The banding encloses six abstract marks similar to whorls; these are filled with turquoise blue and black speckled ash glaze which becomes almost black in places. Six dots of the same ash glaze have been applied to upper surface of the handle.
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 pieces, including jugs, platters and plates. These are marked with his personal modified mark of WP (Winchcombe Pottery) followed by a small dot.
