Stoneware Large Open Dish with Green Ash Glaze
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)
Datelate 20th-early 21th Century
Object NameDish
Mediumstoneware, pale green celadon and rust brown iron glazes
ClassificationsCeramics
DimensionsOverall (Height x Diameter): 75 x 357 mm,
Base (Diameter): 190 mm
Base (Diameter): 190 mm
AcquisitionThe Sandy Dunbar Studio Ceramics Collection presented in 2023 by Crinan Dunbar and Rebecca Russell.
LocationView by Appointment - Aberdeen Treasure Hub
Object numberABDMS095708.380
About MeA large stoneware open bowl, or fruit dish, glazed in a pale green celadon glaze. Celadon is a type of glaze, mainly in shades of green, which originated in China. Richard Batterham has applied a rust iron glaze on the broad rim to contrast with the pale celadon glaze.
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.
