Stoneware Small bowl with Salt-glaze
MakerMade by
Ray Finch
(London, England, 1914 - 2012)
MakerMade by
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)
Datelate 20th-early 21th Century
Object NameBowl
Mediumstoneware, slips and salt-glaze
ClassificationsCeramics
DimensionsOverall (Height x Diameter of Rim): 75 x 102 mm,
Base (Diameter): 52 mm
Base (Diameter): 52 mm
AcquisitionThe Sandy Dunbar Studio Ceramics Collection presented in 2023 by Crinan Dunbar and Rebecca Russell.
LocationView by Appointment - Aberdeen Treasure Hub
Object numberABDMS095708.346
About MeThis small stoneware bowl is glazed in an oatmeal slip under a mustard yellow glaze, which has been salt-glazed on the exterior, creating a tan speckled appearance. It is decorated around the outside with five applied roundels of clay, each incised with an abstract ellipse
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 and marked his work with a modified mark of WP (Winchcombe Pottery) followed by a small dot. Finch enjoyed making salt-glazed works when time allowed, however it was not produced in large quantities as salt-glazed wares were viewed as economically unviable.
