Large Salt-glazed Stoneware Jug
MakerMade by
Michael Casson
(London, England, 1925 - 2003)
Date1996
Object NameJug
Mediumsalt glaze, stoneware
ClassificationsCeramics
DimensionsOverall Height: 360 mm
Handle to Spout: 202 mm
Base: 123 mm
Overall (diameter of body): 240 mm
Handle to Spout: 202 mm
Base: 123 mm
Overall (diameter of body): 240 mm
AcquisitionPurchased in 1997 with assistance from the National Fund for Acquisitions.
Copyright© Michael Casson (2002)
LocationOn Display - Gallery 06
Object numberABDAG011017
About MeLarge stoneware jug with rolled rim, pulled lip and strap handle. The jug is glazed in a grey-green salt glaze with a meandering sgraffito (scratched) design around the body.Michael Casson and his wife Sheila established a pottery at Wobage Farm in Herefordshire in 1977. He specialised in salt-glazed stoneware and blended his own slips (liquid clay) and glazes. When salt was introduced to the kiln at a high temperature the distinctive colours and textures for which Casson is known, were produced.
More About Me
Salt glaze is created by throwing common salt into the kiln during the firing process. Sodium from the salt reacts with silica in the clay to form a glassy coating.
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