Stoneware Small Bowl with Salt-glaze
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)
Datelate 20th-early 21th Century
Object NameBowl
Mediumstoneware, slips and salt-glaze
ClassificationsCeramics
DimensionsOverall (Height x Diameter of Rim): 74 x 106 mm,
Base (Diameter): 48 mm
Base (Diameter): 48 mm
AcquisitionThe Sandy Dunbar Studio Ceramics Collection presented in 2023 by Crinan Dunbar and Rebecca Russell.
Copyright© the copyright holder
LocationView by Appointment - Aberdeen Treasure Hub
Object numberABDMS095708.347
About MeThis small stoneware bowl is glazed in an oatmeal slip under a dark tan glaze and has been salt-glazed to achieve a speckled appearance. It is decorated around the outside with a meandering pattern of lines and whorls.
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.
