Studio Pottery Vase White Crackle Lichen Glaze Dark Body Impressed Mark

PRODUCT DETAILS

• Potter: Impressed mark on the foot; not matched

• Material: Stoneware with a crawling lichen glaze

• Dimensions: Not measured — available on request

• Colour/Finish: Heavy white crawling glaze breaking over a dark body

• Condition: Very good

• Era/Period: 20th century studio pottery

• Other specs: Round-shouldered form; carries an old retail sticker on the base

A crawling or lichen glaze is deliberately made to pull apart in the kiln, so the dark body shows through in a web of fissures. It is difficult to control and the results are never repeatable.

The impressed mark on the foot has not been matched to a potter, so it is offered unattributed.