Stoneware Jug With Sodium Vapour Glaze
MakerMade by
Ruthanne Tudball
(California, born 1945)
StudentTaught by
Lisa Hammond
(born 1956)
CollectorCollected by
Sandy Dunbar
(London, England, 1929 - 2012)
Dateearly 21st Century
Object NameJug
Mediumstoneware and sodium vapour glaze
ClassificationsCeramics
DimensionsOverall (Height x Depth): 153 x 95 mm,
Handle to Spout (Width): 150 mm
Base (Width x Depth): 80 x 77 mm
Handle to Spout (Width): 150 mm
Base (Width x Depth): 80 x 77 mm
AcquisitionThe Sandy Dunbar Studio Ceramics Collection presented in 2023 by Crinan Dunbar and Rebecca Russell.
LocationView by Appointment - Aberdeen Treasure Hub
Object numberABDMS095708.419
About MeThis stoneware faceted jug with pear-shaped body is possibly a sake jug.
It was thrown on the wheel and the sides manipulated and cut in rhythmic upward swirls whilst the clay was wet. The jug was brushed with tan, brown and pale yellow-green glazes before firing in a gas kiln with a soda vapour glaze, creating a typical 'orange peel' texture and warm greyish body colour. This soda vapour glazing process is characteristic of Ruthanne Tudball's work.
