Stoneware Tureen with Dark Blue Celadon Glaze

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Stoneware Tureen with Dark Blue Celadon Glaze

MakerMade by David Frith (Lancashire, born 1943)

MakerMade by Brookhouse Pottery (Denbigh, North Wales, founded 1976)

StudentTaught by Derek Emms (Accrington, Cheshire, 1929 - 2004)

CollectorCollected by Sandy Dunbar (London, England, 1929 - 2012)

Datec. 1995

Object NameTureen

Mediumstoneware, celadon and iron glaze

ClassificationsCeramics

DimensionsOverall (Width x Height incl. cover): 294 x 147 mm
Base (Diameter): 91 mm
Top (Height x Diameter of Cover): 79 x 222 mm
Rim (Diameter of Recessed Rim): 225 mm

AcquisitionThe Sandy Dunbar Studio Ceramics Collection presented in 2023 by Crinan Dunbar and Rebecca Russell.

LocationView by Appointment - Aberdeen Treasure Hub

Object numberABDMS095708.355

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About MeThis stoneware circular tureen, or vegetable dish, with cover is glazed in
a pale olive green celadon glaze with dark blue celadon over glaze on the exterior.

Both the cover and dish are decorated with abstract trails of pink and olive green glaze and a lattice pattern in iron brown glaze. The cover is also decorated with an abstract leaf resist pattern with iron brown dots resembling berries.

David Frith trained in the oriental tradition at Stoke-on-Trent and he uses Japanese decorative techniques in his work as well as celadon glazes. Celadon is a type of glaze which relies on a small amount of iron oxide to achieve the finished colour ranging from pale shades of green and blue to darker, almost black, colours.