Stoneware Large Jug with Iron 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 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
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.
