Small Stoneware Casserole Dish With Cover

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Small Stoneware Casserole Dish With Cover

MakerMade by Ray Finch (London, England, 1914 - 2012)

StudentTaught by Michael Cardew (Wimbledon, London, England, 1901 - 1983)

MakerMade by Winchcombe Pottery (Winchcombe, England, founded 1926)

StudentTaught by Dora Billington (Tunstall, Stoke-on-Trent, 1890 - 1968)

CollectorCollected by Sandy Dunbar (London, England, 1929 - 2012)

Datelate 20th Century

Object NameCasserole Dish

Mediumstoneware, salt-glaze and slips

ClassificationsCeramics

DimensionsOverall (Height x Width): 128 x 165 mm,
Rim (Diameter): 140 mm
Cover (Height x Diameter): 50 x 125 mm

AcquisitionThe Sandy Dunbar Studio Ceramics Collection presented in 2023 by Crinan Dunbar and Rebecca Russell.

LocationView by Appointment - Aberdeen Treasure Hub

Object numberABDMS095708.341

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About MeThis stoneware small, round, covered casserole dish has two thin lug handles applied to the shoulders and recessed lip to hold the cover. The round domed cover has a round button knop and steam hole in the centre.

The dish is fully glazed in a beige-white slip with dark brown slip around upper half of the body. Salt-glazed giving a speckled appearance. The cover is similarly glazed with beige-white slip with dark brown over glaze on exterior which is also salt-glazed.

Both pieces are decorated with an incised pattern of ribbons around the outer surface of the dish and abstract markings on the cover. A roulette has been used to impress the markings on the lug handles.

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, marking his work with a modified mark of WP (Winchcombe Pottery) followed by a small dot. Finch enjoyed making salt-glazed works when time allowed. Salt-glaze was not produced in large quantities as it was never viewed as economically viable for Winchcombe.