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Stoneware Large Jug with Iron Glaze
Stoneware Large Jug with Iron Glaze
Stoneware Large Jug with Iron Glaze

Stoneware Large Jug with Iron Glaze

Maker (London, England, 1914 - 2012)
Maker (Winchcombe, England, founded 1926)
Student (Wimbledon, London, England, 1901 - 1983)
Student (Tunstall, Stoke-on-Trent, 1890 - 1968)
Collector (London, England, 1929 - 2012)
Datelate 20th-early 21th Century
Object NameJug
Mediumstoneware, iron brown glaze and almost black gloss glaze
ClassificationsCeramics
DimensionsOverall (Height x Width incl Handle): 290 x 217 mm,
Base (Diameter): 114 mm
Rim (Diameter): 110 mm
AcquisitionThe Sandy Dunbar Studio Ceramics Collection presented in 2023 by Crinan Dunbar and Rebecca Russell.
LocationView by Appointment - Aberdeen Treasure Hub
Object numberABDMS095708.353
About MeThis tall stoneware jug has an ovoid body, with a pulled strap handle.

It is fully glazed in a speckled white slip (liquid clay) with the exterior glazed in iron brown, which flows over the rim, and a dark almost black gloss glaze (known as Winchcombe's AK glaze) over a greenish ash glaze. The glazes merge together to create a mottled decoration. The jug is also decorated with combed bands and swirls.

Combing is a decorative technique where a comb of wood, or another material, is drawn through the slip before it is fully dry to create a pattern. This technique was frequently used at Winchcombe.

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, making a limited number of distinctive larger pieces, including jugs, platters and plates.

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