Stoneware Small Footed Bowl or Yunomi 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)
Datec. 1996
Object NameBowl
Mediumstoneware, slips and salt-glaze
ClassificationsCeramics
DimensionsOverall (Height x Diameter of Rim): 84 x 103 mm,
Base (Diameter): 55 mm
Base (Diameter): 55 mm
AcquisitionThe Sandy Dunbar Studio Ceramics Collection presented in 2023 by Crinan Dunbar and Rebecca Russell.
LocationView by Appointment - Aberdeen Treasure Hub
Object numberABDMS095708.348
About MeThis stoneware small bowl is known as a yunomi, a Japanese teacup with no handle. It is glazed ion an oatmeal grey slip (liquid clay) which has been salt-glazed to create a speckled appearance. The bowl is also glazed in a blue celadon glaze, which requires the addition of a small amount of iron oxide to achieve the final colour.
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.
