This charming handled bowl with lid is a fine example of c. 1940's Winchcombe Pottery slipware from the 1940s, featuring an impressed maker’s mark on the side.
H: (excluding lid) 9cm (3.5")
D: 13cm (5")
In the 1920s, renowned potter Michael Cardew, a student of Bernard Leach, revived Winchcombe Pottery, establishing it in the English slipware tradition using local red earthenware clay. Cardew worked alongside local craftsmen Elijah Comfort and Sidney Tustin, later joined by Charles Tustin and Ray Finch.
When Cardew moved on to found Wenford Bridge Pottery, Ray Finch took over Winchcombe. The pottery briefly closed during World War II but was revived in 1946 when Finch purchased the business from Cardew, continuing operations with the help of Sidney Tustin.
Though Finch later became known for his stoneware—greatly inspired by Japanese master Shoji Hamada—Winchcombe continued producing traditional slipware until 1964, when the workshop fully transitioned to stoneware production.