Charger
2001 (made)
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The potter Edward Hughes is one of the masters of the Anglo-Oriental stoneware tradition. This splendid charger is decorated with freely trailed white slip. The deep olive green glaze, with its "hare's fur" effect, is derived from Red How ash, one of several ashes sourced locally in Cumbria by Hughes.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Stoneware with ash glaze and slip-trailed decoration |
| Brief description | Slip-trailed stoneware charger, made by Edward Hughes, Cumbria, 2001 |
| Physical description | Large thrown stoneware dish with slip-trailed decoration and olive green ash glaze with hare's fur effect. |
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| Marks and inscriptions | 'EH' seal (Impressed.) |
| Object history | Made for the exhibition The Japanese Craft Tradition: Kokten Korgei at Blackwell, Cumbria, 2001. The hare's fur effect glaze is derived from Red How ash, one of several sourced locally by the potter. Purchased from Joanna Bird Pottery. |
| Summary | The potter Edward Hughes is one of the masters of the Anglo-Oriental stoneware tradition. This splendid charger is decorated with freely trailed white slip. The deep olive green glaze, with its "hare's fur" effect, is derived from Red How ash, one of several ashes sourced locally in Cumbria by Hughes. |
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| Accession number | C.20-2005 |
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| Record created | August 23, 2005 |
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