Large Earthenware Jardiniere on Integrated Oval Stand with Whieldon Style Glaze
MakerMade by
Walter Keeler
(London, England, born 1942)
StudentTaught by
Michael Casson
(London, England, 1925 - 2003)
CollectorCollected by
Sandy Dunbar
(London, England, 1929 - 2012)
Datec. 2010
Object NameJardiniere
Mediumearthenware (creamware)
ClassificationsCeramics
DimensionsOverall (Height x Width x Depth): 190 x 260 x 253 mm,
Base (Depth): 215 mm
Base (Width): 263 mm
Base (Depth): 215 mm
Base (Width): 263 mm
AcquisitionThe Sandy Dunbar Studio Ceramics Collection presented in 2023 by Crinan Dunbar and Rebecca Russell.
Copyright© Walter Keeler
LocationView by Appointment - Aberdeen Treasure Hub
Object numberABDMS095708.428
About MeThis earthenware oval jardiniere sits on an integrated oval stand with six circular short feet. It is decorated with a Whieldon style green glaze with running black speckles and yellow splashes.
Although Walter Keeler is perhaps best known for his salt-glazed wares, in the 1990s he also explored early earthenware glazes such as Whieldon, made in Staffordshire during the 18th century. These glazes are splashed and spotted with bright colours creating a tortoiseshell effect which Keeler applied to a range of witty and inventive shapes. Keeler designs his pots to be used and describes them as "extraordinary objects doing a commonplace job".
There is one roundel on the front of the jardiniere and another on the reverse; these are Walter Keeler's maker's marks.
Walter Keeler
late 20th-early 21th Century
