Stoneware Small Covered 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)
Datec. 1997
Object NameDish
Mediumstoneware, manganese and green ash glaze
ClassificationsCeramics
DimensionsOverall (Height x Width): 76 x 104 mm,
Rim (Diameter): 81 mm
Base (Diameter): 65 mm
Cover (Height x Diameter): 52 x 106 mm
Rim (Diameter): 81 mm
Base (Diameter): 65 mm
Cover (Height x Diameter): 52 x 106 mm
AcquisitionThe Sandy Dunbar Studio Ceramics Collection presented in 2023 by Crinan Dunbar and Rebecca Russell.
LocationView by Appointment - Aberdeen Treasure Hub
Object numberABDMS095708.389
About MeStoneware small covered dish or pin bowl. The shallow round dish has a recessed rim to hold the flush-fitting cover which is gently stepped with a prominent button knop. Both pieces are glazed all over in a dark green ash glaze with manganese brown to create a soft mottled effect.
Richard 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