Stoneware Large Jug
MakerMade by
Michael Casson
(London, England, 1925 - 2003)
CollectorCollected by
Sandy Dunbar
(London, England, 1929 - 2012)
Date1994-1996
Object NameJug
Mediumstoneware and slips with light salt-glaze
ClassificationsCeramics
DimensionsOverall (Height x Width incl Handle): 286 x 193 mm,
Rim (width incl Lip): 150 mm
Base (Diameter): 121 mm
Rim (width incl Lip): 150 mm
Base (Diameter): 121 mm
AcquisitionThe Sandy Dunbar Studio Ceramics Collection presented in 2023 by Crinan Dunbar and Rebecca Russell.
LocationView by Appointment - Aberdeen Treasure Hub
Object numberABDMS095708.334
About MeThis jug with upright body and prominent lip is made of stoneware which has been fired at a high temperature in a wood kiln to achieve a rich red brown.
Michael Casson and his wife Sheila established a pottery at Wobage Farm in Herefordshire in 1977. He specialised in salt-glazed stoneware and blended his own slips (liquid clay) and glazes. When salt was introduced to the kiln at a high temperature the distinctive colours and textures for which Casson is known, were produced.
