Stoneware Lidded Caddy with Green Ash and Tenmoku Glazes
MakerMade by
Richard Batterham
(Woking, Surrey, 1936 - 2021)
StudentTaught by
Bernard Leach
(Hong Kong, 1887 - 1979)
StudentTaught by
Leach Pottery
(St Ives, Cornwall, England, founded 1920)
StudentTaught by
Donald Potter
(1902 - 2004)
CollectorCollected by
Sandy Dunbar
(London, England, 1929 - 2012)
Datec. 1996
Object NameJar
Mediumstoneware, green ash, celadon and tenmoku (iron red) glazes
ClassificationsCeramics
DimensionsOverall (Height x Diameter): 134 x 127 mm,
Base (Diameter): 81 mm
Cover (Height x Diameter): 41 x 127 mm
Base (Diameter): 81 mm
Cover (Height x Diameter): 41 x 127 mm
AcquisitionThe Sandy Dunbar Studio Ceramics Collection presented in 2023 by Crinan Dunbar and Rebecca Russell.
LocationView by Appointment - Aberdeen Treasure Hub
Object numberABDMS095708.379
About MeStoneware small caddy with barrel-shaped body and flush fitted domed cover which rises to a shallow pointed apex.
Both pieces are glazed in a pale green ash glaze and celadon, creating a mottled effect on the cover. The body is also glazed in a dark, almost black iron glaze (tenmoku) over a iron mid-brown glaze. The glazes are streaked to create a random pattern of vertical bands which stop at the foot.
Batterham trained at the Leach Pottery with Bernard Leach before establishing his own pottery in Dorset in 1959. He preferred to work alone, overseeing all aspects of making ceramics, including making his own stoneware clay. He specialised in pale green coloured wood-ash glazes and rich dark iron glazes and made no distinction between the domestic wares for everyday use and his large decorative objects.
Richard Batterham
c. 1995
Richard Batterham
late 20th-early 21th Century