The Mint Museum has pieces of its collection spread across two buildings; Mint Museum Uptown and Mint Museum Randolph. These collections can be seen on view alongside our special exhibitions.
The Mint Museum is working diligently to ensure that all objects from our collection are represented on our website, at this time only a portion are available for view.
earthenware
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Gift of the Mint Museum Auxiliary and Daisy Wade Bridges from the Collection of Walter and Dorothy Auman
Accession Number: H1983.190.1047
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earthenware
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Gift of the Mint Museum Auxiliary and Daisy Wade Bridges from the Collection of Walter and Dorothy Auman
Accession Number: H1983.190.1051
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earthenware slip
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Gift of the Mint Museum Auxiliary and Daisy Wade Bridges from the Collection of Walter and Dorothy Auman
Accession Number: H1983.190.1071
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earthenware slip
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Gift of the Mint Museum Auxiliary and Daisy Wade Bridges from the Collection of Walter and Dorothy Auman
James Henry Owen assisted in the construction of the first shop at Jugtown Pottery in Seagrove, established by Jacques and Juliana Busbee in 1921. Owen made wares for the Busbees from 1918 to 1923; this vase was made for the Busbee tea room in Greenwich Village, New York.
Accession Number: H1983.190.1083
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stoneware salt glaze
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Gift of the Mint Museum Auxiliary and Daisy Wade Bridges from the Collection of Walter and Dorothy Auman
Accession Number: H1983.190.113
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wheel-thrown stoneware alkaline glaze
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Gift of the Mint Museum Auxiliary and Daisy Wade Bridges from the Collection of Walter and Dorothy Auman
James Franklin Seagle learned to throw pots from his father, Daniel Seagle, who was one of the earliest potters in the Catawba Valley. When his father died, James Franklin took over the family pottery, eventually expanding it into a thriving business that at times employed as many as ten people.
Accession Number: H1983.190.12
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wheel-thrown stoneware salt glaze
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Gift of the Mint Museum Auxiliary and Daisy Wade Bridges from the Collection of Walter and Dorothy Auman
Accession Number: H1983.190.120
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wheel-thrown earthenware salt glaze
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Gift of the Mint Museum Auxiliary and Daisy Wade Bridges from the Collection of Walter and Dorothy Auman
Accession Number: H1983.190.1229
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wheel-thrown earthenware salt glaze
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Gift of the Mint Museum Auxiliary and Daisy Wade Bridges from the Collection of Walter and Dorothy Auman
Arthur Ray Cole had a great enthusiasm for form and color, and his kiln openings were famous for selling out quickly. His brother was Charles C. Cole, a potter who also ran the C.C. Cole Pottery in Moore County.
Accession Number: H1983.190.1266
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wheel-thrown earthenware salt glaze
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Gift of the Mint Museum Auxiliary and Daisy Wade Bridges from the Collection of Walter and Dorothy Auman
Charles C. Cole ran a successful pottery from 1937 until his death in 1967, specializing in decorative pieces for the tourist trade. After Cole died, his family continued to operate his pottery for six more years.
Accession Number: H1983.190.1272
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wheel-thrown stoneware alkaline glaze
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Gift of the Mint Museum Auxiliary and Daisy Wade Bridges from the Collection of Walter and Dorothy Auman
Accession Number: H1983.190.13
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wheel-thrown stoneware salt glaze
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Gift of the Mint Museum Auxiliary and Daisy Wade Bridges from the Collection of Walter and Dorothy Auman
Accession Number: H1983.190.139
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wheel-thrown stoneware alkaline glaze
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Gift of the Mint Museum Auxiliary and Daisy Wade Bridges from the Collection of Walter and Dorothy Auman
Daniel Seagle was one of the earliest potters in the Catawba Valley. Seagle excelled at throwing thin-walled, stoneware pots. He coated his vessels with an ash glaze comprised of water, clay, and wood ashes. When fired, it created a smooth, glassy surface on the finished works. The ash glaze tradition is particularly associated with Catawba Valley potters.
Accession Number: H1983.190.14
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wheel-thrown earthenware alkaline glaze
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Gift of the Mint Museum Auxiliary and Daisy Wade Bridges from the Collection of Walter and Dorothy Auman
Accession Number: H1983.190.1444
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wheel-thrown earthenware alkaline glaze
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Gift of the Mint Museum Auxiliary and Daisy Wade Bridges from the Collection of Walter and Dorothy Auman
Charles C. Cole ran a successful pottery from 1938 until his death in 1967, specializing in decorative pieces for the tourist trade and jugs for wholesalers like the Shenandoah Candy Company. After Charlie died, his family continued to operate his pottery for six more years.
Accession Number: H1983.190.1481.1-2
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wheel-thrown earthenware alkaline glaze
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Gift of the Mint Museum Auxiliary and Daisy Wade Bridges from the Collection of Walter and Dorothy Auman
Dorothy Cole Auman, an eighth-generation potter, and her husband Walter, also a potter with roots in the Seagrove tradition, began their collection with a great interest in preserving the rich history of North Carolina ceramics. Dorothy’s research, archeological excavations, and accumulation of pottery details the region’s history from its eighteenth-century origins with German and English immigrant pottery, to the development of a functional ceramic industry in the nineteenth century, and the emergence of an art pottery tradition in the twentieth.
Accession Number: H1983.190.1538
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wheel-thrown earthenware alkaline glaze
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Gift of the Mint Museum Auxiliary and Daisy Wade Bridges from the Collection of Walter and Dorothy Auman
Accession Number: H1983.190.1590
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wheel-thrown earthenware alkaline glaze
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Gift of the Mint Museum Auxiliary and Daisy Wade Bridges from the Collection of Walter and Dorothy Auman
Accession Number: H1983.190.1643
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wheel-thrown stoneware salt glaze
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Gift of the Mint Museum Auxiliary and Daisy Wade Bridges from the Collection of Walter and Dorothy Auman
Accession Number: H1983.190.165
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wheel-thrown earthenware salt glaze
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Gift of the Mint Museum Auxiliary and Daisy Wade Bridges from the Collection of Walter and Dorothy Auman
Accession Number: H1983.190.1672
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wheel-thrown earthenware salt glaze
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Gift of the Mint Museum Auxiliary and Daisy Wade Bridges from the Collection of Walter and Dorothy Auman
Charles C. Cole ran a successful pottery from 1937 until his death in 1967, specializing in decorative pieces for the tourist trade. After Cole died, his family continued to operate his pottery for six more years.
Accession Number: H1983.190.1710
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wheel-thrown earthenware salt glaze
Currently on view at Mint Museum--RANDOLPH
Gift of the Mint Museum Auxiliary and Daisy Wade Bridges from the Collection of Walter and Dorothy Auman
Arthur Ray Cole had a great enthusiasm for form and color, and his kiln openings were famous for selling out quickly. His brother was Charles C. Cole, a potter who also ran the C.C. Cole Pottery in Moore County. As the need for utilitarian vessels such as milk crocks, churns, and jugs waned, North Carolina potters adapted these forms for new uses and a new aesthetic. Brightly colored decorative wares were made that appealed to a more affluent public.
Accession Number: H1983.190.1727
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wheel-thrown earthenware salt glaze
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Gift of the Mint Museum Auxiliary and Daisy Wade Bridges from the Collection of Walter and Dorothy Auman
Accession Number: H1983.190.1732
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wheel-thrown earthenware salt glaze
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Gift of the Mint Museum Auxiliary and Daisy Wade Bridges from the Collection of Walter and Dorothy Auman
Accession Number: H1983.190.1747
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wheel-thrown stoneware salt glaze
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Gift of the Mint Museum Auxiliary and Daisy Wade Bridges from the Collection of Walter and Dorothy Auman
The Craven family is one of the most notable North Carolina potting dynasties, beginning with Peter Craven (circa 1712–1791), who moved to North Carolina around 1745. Fifth-generation Craven potter Jacob Dorris Craven was one of the most prolific potters in North Carolina, producing as much as 6,000 gallons of jugs, crocks, and pitchers a year. He partnered frequently with his brother Thomas Wesley, as manifested by this jug marked “J.D. & T.W. CRAVEN”. Two of Jacob’s sons also became potters. Little work survives from Thomas, since he lived only to the age of twenty-nine.
Accession Number: H1983.190.177
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wheel-thrown white stoneware salt glaze
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Gift of the Mint Museum Auxiliary and Daisy Wade Bridges from the Collection of Walter and Dorothy Auman
Accession Number: H1983.190.1787
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wheel-thrown earthenware salt glaze
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Gift of the Mint Museum Auxiliary and Daisy Wade Bridges from the Collection of Walter and Dorothy Auman
The dogwood blossom, as seen on this vase by Floyd Hilton, was a popular decorative motif for the Hiltons. Floyd was the son of Claude Hilton, who established Hilton Pottery Company with his brothers in Hickory in 1918.
Accession Number: H1983.190.1844
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wheel-thrown stoneware salt glaze
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Gift of the Mint Museum Auxiliary and Daisy Wade Bridges from the Collection of Walter and Dorothy Auman
Accession Number: H1983.190.1852
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wheel-thrown stoneware salt glaze
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Gift of the Mint Museum Auxiliary and Daisy Wade Bridges from the Collection of Walter and Dorothy Auman
Accession Number: H1983.190.188A-B
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wheel-thrown earthenware salt glaze
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Gift of the Mint Museum Auxiliary and Daisy Wade Bridges from the Collection of Walter and Dorothy Auman
Charles Boyd Craven, son of Daniel Zebedee and brother to Lester Farrell, was a seventh-generation Craven potter, often referred to as “the last Craven turning.” He worked with his father until he was about eighteen, and then left to turn wares at other shops. When he retired in 1973, he bought an electric wheel and set up a small shop in his backyard in Raleigh. He turned pots for such shops as Teague’s, Tobacco Road, M. L. Owens, and Jugtown.
Accession Number: H1983.190.1897
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wheel-thrown stoneware salt glaze
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Gift of the Mint Museum Auxiliary and Daisy Wade Bridges from the Collection of Walter and Dorothy Auman
Evan Cole operated Cole & Co. pottery, the largest in North Carolina. This bottle is the only known marked piece.
Accession Number: H1983.190.19
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wheel-thrown stoneware salt glaze
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Gift of the Mint Museum Auxiliary and Daisy Wade Bridges from the Collection of Walter and Dorothy Auman
Accession Number: H1983.190.190
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wheel-thrown earthenware colored slip
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Gift of the Mint Museum Auxiliary and Daisy Wade Bridges from the Collection of Walter and Dorothy Auman
Accession Number: H1983.190.1905
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wheel-thrown stoneware salt glaze
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Gift of the Mint Museum Auxiliary and Daisy Wade Bridges from the Collection of Walter and Dorothy Auman
Accession Number: H1983.190.194
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wheel-thrown stoneware alkaline glaze
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Gift of the Mint Museum Auxiliary and Daisy Wade Bridges from the Collection of Walter and Dorothy Auman
Daniel Seagle was one of the earliest potters in the Catawba Valley. Seagle excelled at throwing thin-walled, stoneware pots. He coated his vessels with an ash glaze comprised of water, clay, and wood ashes. When fired, it created a smooth, glassy surface on the finished works. The ash glaze tradition is particularly associated with Catawba Valley potters.
Accession Number: H1983.190.2
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wheel-thrown stoneware incised salt glaze
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Gift of the Mint Museum Auxiliary and Daisy Wade Bridges from the Collection of Walter and Dorothy Auman
Himer Jacob Fox was part of the third generation of Fox potters in North Carolina, and he learned to turn from his father. The bands of incised decoration that Himer has employed so elegantly on this jug were a trademark of the Foxes.
Accession Number: H1983.190.20
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wheel-thrown earthenware incised salt glaze
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Gift of the Mint Museum Auxiliary and Daisy Wade Bridges from the Collection of Walter and Dorothy Auman
Accession Number: H1983.190.202
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wheel-thrown stoneware incised salt glaze
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Gift of the Mint Museum Auxiliary and Daisy Wade Bridges from the Collection of Walter and Dorothy Auman
Accession Number: H1983.190.205
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wheel-thrown stoneware incised salt glaze
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Gift of the Mint Museum Auxiliary and Daisy Wade Bridges from the Collection of Walter and Dorothy Auman
The Craven family is one of the most notable North Carolina potting dynasties, beginning with Peter Craven (circa 1712–1791), who moved to North Carolina around 1745. Fifth-generation Craven potter Jacob Dorris Craven was one of the most prolific potters in North Carolina, producing as much as 6,000 gallons of jugs, crocks, and pitchers a year.
Accession Number: H1983.190.208
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wheel-thrown stoneware glazed ash glaze
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Gift of the Mint Museum Auxiliary and Daisy Wade Bridges from the Collection of Walter and Dorothy Auman
Accession Number: H1983.190.21
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wheel-thrown stoneware glazed salt glaze
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Gift of the Mint Museum Auxiliary and Daisy Wade Bridges from the Collection of Walter and Dorothy Auman
Accession Number: H1983.190.218
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wheel-thrown stoneware glazed salt glaze
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Gift of the Mint Museum Auxiliary and Daisy Wade Bridges from the Collection of Walter and Dorothy Auman
Accession Number: H1983.190.237
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wheel-thrown earthenware glazed colored slip
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Gift of the Mint Museum Auxiliary and Daisy Wade Bridges from the Collection of Walter and Dorothy Auman
Accession Number: H1983.190.24
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wheel-thrown earthenware glazed slip (clay)
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Gift of the Mint Museum Auxiliary and Daisy Wade Bridges from the Collection of Walter and Dorothy Auman
Accession Number: H1983.190.27
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wheel-thrown stoneware glazed salt glaze
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Gift of the Mint Museum Auxiliary and Daisy Wade Bridges from the Collection of Walter and Dorothy Auman
The Craven family is one of the most notable North Carolina potting dynasties, beginning with Peter Craven (circa 1712-1791), who moved to North Carolina around 1745. Sixth-generation Craven potter Isaac Franklin Craven was the son of Jacob Dorris Craven and brother to Daniel Zebedee, all potters. Isaac worked at his father’s shop in Moore County until he married. He then opened his own workshop in Randolph County. The old masking tape label on the side of this jug reads “Tar Bill Maness,” and the jug still contains tar and is coated with tar on its surface. Bill Maness was a local tar producer.
Accession Number: H1983.190.285
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wheel-thrown stoneware glazed salt glaze
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Gift of the Mint Museum Auxiliary and Daisy Wade Bridges from the Collection of Walter and Dorothy Auman
Accession Number: H1983.190.289
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wheel-thrown salt glaze glazed stoneware
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Gift of the Mint Museum Auxiliary and Daisy Wade Bridges from the Collection of Walter and Dorothy Auman
Accession Number: H1983.190.290
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wheel-thrown stoneware glazed salt glaze
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Gift of the Mint Museum Auxiliary and Daisy Wade Bridges from the Collection of Walter and Dorothy Auman
The wares of Chester Webster represent the only extensive tradition of pictorial incising in southern pottery. While this method was practiced extensively in the north, with cobalt used as a highlight, southern potters, with the exception of Webster, seldom used it. The scallops around the numbers are typical of Webster's work and are also found around the handles on his jugs.
Accession Number: H1983.190.3
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wheel-thrown stoneware glazed salt glaze
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Gift of the Mint Museum Auxiliary and Daisy Wade Bridges from the Collection of Walter and Dorothy Auman
Accession Number: H1983.190.31
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wheel-thrown earthenware glazed salt glaze
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Gift of the Mint Museum Auxiliary and Daisy Wade Bridges from the Collection of Walter and Dorothy Auman
Accession Number: H1983.190.318
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wheel-thrown stoneware glazed salt glaze
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Gift of the Mint Museum Auxiliary and Daisy Wade Bridges from the Collection of Walter and Dorothy Auman
Accession Number: H1983.190.32.3
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wheel-thrown stoneware incised salt glaze
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Gift of the Mint Museum Auxiliary and Daisy Wade Bridges from the Collection of Walter and Dorothy Auman
The Webster family had its roots in New England. When Chester Webster moved to North Carolina in 1828, he probably first worked as a potter for his brother Edward in Fayetteville before moving to Randolph County. Webster’s pots are often distinguished by their precisely executed incised decoration, as manifested by the fish and other ornamentation on this jug.
Accession Number: H1983.190.34
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wheel-thrown stoneware incised salt glaze
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Gift of the Mint Museum Auxiliary and Daisy Wade Bridges from the Collection of Walter and Dorothy Auman
C.B. Masten has layered a cobalt blue glaze over a swirled body, achieving an effect not common in North Carolina pottery.
Accession Number: H1983.190.363
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wheel-thrown earthenware incised slip (clay)
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Gift of the Mint Museum Auxiliary and Daisy Wade Bridges from the Collection of Walter and Dorothy Auman
The Moravian settlement in Forsyth County was home to one of the first potteries in North Carolina. The community was first established at Bethabara in 1753 and later moved to Salem. The Moravians’ way of life was based on a simple faith in which daily labor, including—making pottery—was honored as a means of serving the Lord. Moravian wares were finely made, with good proportions and careful detailing. Slip-trailed decoration was common, as were molded forms with crisp, clear glazes. Gottfried Aust was born in Silesia (now part of Poland) and learned the potter’s craft in Herrnhut, a Moravian settlement in Germany. In 1755, he arrived in Bethabara, North Carolina, where he became that settlement’s first potter. He moved his shop to Salem in 1771.
Accession Number: H1983.190.39
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wheel-thrown stoneware incised salt glaze
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Gift of the Mint Museum Auxiliary and Daisy Wade Bridges from the Collection of Walter and Dorothy Auman
Accession Number: H1983.190.398
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wheel-thrown stoneware incised salt glaze
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Gift of the Mint Museum Auxiliary and Daisy Wade Bridges from the Collection of Walter and Dorothy Auman
Accession Number: H1983.190.417A-B
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wheel-thrown stoneware incised salt glaze
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Gift of the Mint Museum Auxiliary and Daisy Wade Bridges from the Collection of Walter and Dorothy Auman
Accession Number: H1983.190.421
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wheel-thrown stoneware incised salt glaze
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Gift of the Mint Museum Auxiliary and Daisy Wade Bridges from the Collection of Walter and Dorothy Auman
Accession Number: H1983.190.430
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wheel-thrown stoneware incised salt glaze
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Gift of the Mint Museum Auxiliary and Daisy Wade Bridges from the Collection of Walter and Dorothy Auman
Accession Number: H1983.190.448
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wheel-thrown stoneware glazed alkaline glaze
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Gift of the Mint Museum Auxiliary and Daisy Wade Bridges from the Collection of Walter and Dorothy Auman
Daniel Seagle was one of the earliest potters in the Catawba Valley. Seagle excelled at throwing thin-walled, stoneware pots. He coated his vessels with an ash glaze comprised of water, clay, and wood ashes. When fired, it created a smooth, glassy surface on the finished works. The ash glaze tradition is particularly associated with Catawba Valley potters.
Accession Number: H1983.190.456
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wheel-thrown stoneware glazed alkaline glaze
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Gift of the Mint Museum Auxiliary and Daisy Wade Bridges from the Collection of Walter and Dorothy Auman
Accession Number: H1983.190.460
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wheel-thrown stoneware glazed alkaline glaze
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Gift of the Mint Museum Auxiliary and Daisy Wade Bridges from the Collection of Walter and Dorothy Auman
Accession Number: H1983.190.462
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wheel-thrown stoneware glazed alkaline glaze
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Gift of the Mint Museum Auxiliary and Daisy Wade Bridges from the Collection of Walter and Dorothy Auman
In 1935 Ernest Hilton and his wife Maude moved from Catawba County to Guilford County, where they focused on making art pottery. The applied dogwood blossoms that ornament this cup and saucer became one of their trademarks.
Accession Number: H1983.190.499
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wheel-thrown stoneware glazed alkaline glaze
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Gift of the Mint Museum Auxiliary and Daisy Wade Bridges from the Collection of Walter and Dorothy Auman
James Franklin Seagle learned to throw pots from his father, Daniel Seagle, who was one of the earliest potters in the Catawba Valley. When his father died, James Franklin took over the family pottery, eventually expanding it into a thriving business that at times employed as many as ten people.
Accession Number: H1983.190.5
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wheel-thrown stoneware glazed alkaline glaze
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Gift of the Mint Museum Auxiliary and Daisy Wade Bridges from the Collection of Walter and Dorothy Auman
Brothers George (1870-1956) and David (1866-1951) Donkel came to North Carolina from Pennsylvania with their parents. They settled in the Catawba Valley, where they both learned to turn pots. George established a pottery shop near Weaverville, where he mostly worked alone, making utilitarian vessels for local consumption. David sometimes assisted him.
Accession Number: H1983.190.505
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wheel-thrown stoneware glazed alkaline glaze
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Gift of the Mint Museum Auxiliary and Daisy Wade Bridges from the Collection of Walter and Dorothy Auman
Accession Number: H1983.190.513A-B
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wheel-thrown stoneware glazed alkaline glaze
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Gift of the Mint Museum Auxiliary and Daisy Wade Bridges from the Collection of Walter and Dorothy Auman
Burlon Craig probably made this vessel while working for the Reinhardt Brothers Pottery during the summer of 1936. Ten years later, when Burlon returned to the Catawba Valley after fighting in World War II, he bought the Reinhardt kiln and pottery shop to start his own business.
Accession Number: H1983.190.550
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wheel-thrown stoneware glazed salt glaze
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Gift of the Mint Museum Auxiliary and Daisy Wade Bridges from the Collection of Walter and Dorothy Auman
Accession Number: H1983.190.64
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wheel-thrown stoneware incised alkaline glaze
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Gift of the Mint Museum Auxiliary and Daisy Wade Bridges from the Collection of Walter and Dorothy Auman
David Hartsoe (Hartzog) came to Lincoln County from Pennsylvania sometime before 1850. His family lived next to the Seagles, another important potting family. Two of David’s four sons became potters.
Accession Number: H1983.190.7
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wheel-thrown earthenware incised alkaline glaze
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Gift of the Mint Museum Auxiliary and Daisy Wade Bridges from the Collection of Walter and Dorothy Auman
Arthur Ray Cole had a great enthusiasm for form and color, and his kiln openings were famous for selling out quickly. His brother was Charles C. Cole, a potter who also ran the C.C. Cole Pottery in Moore County.
Accession Number: H1983.190.727
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wheel-thrown earthenware incised alkaline glaze
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Gift of the Mint Museum Auxiliary and Daisy Wade Bridges from the Collection of Walter and Dorothy Auman
Accession Number: H1983.190.731
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wheel-thrown earthenware incised alkaline glaze
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Gift of the Mint Museum Auxiliary and Daisy Wade Bridges from the Collection of Walter and Dorothy Auman
Accession Number: H1983.190.769A-B
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wheel-thrown earthenware incised lead glaze
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Gift of the Mint Museum Auxiliary and Daisy Wade Bridges from the Collection of Walter and Dorothy Auman
Accession Number: H1983.190.777
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wheel-thrown stoneware incised salt glaze
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Gift of the Mint Museum Auxiliary and Daisy Wade Bridges from the Collection of Walter and Dorothy Auman
At age thirteen, William Henry Crisco apprenticed with Jacob Dorris Craven, a fifth generation potter from the Craven family, one of the most notable North Carolina potting dynasties. Crisco eventually built his own pottery and continued to produce pots until he was in his eighties. In 1969, his log cabin pottery was dismantled and moved to the Smithsonian Institution.
Accession Number: H1983.190.78
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wheel-thrown earthenware incised salt glaze
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Gift of the Mint Museum Auxiliary and Daisy Wade Bridges from the Collection of Walter and Dorothy Auman
Accession Number: H1983.190.785
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wheel-thrown stoneware incised salt glaze
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Gift of the Mint Museum Auxiliary and Daisy Wade Bridges from the Collection of Walter and Dorothy Auman
Charles Maston, a dry cleaner and dyer from the Midwest, worked as a glaze master at the Auman Pottery during the summers. He had studied glazing techniques at a New York college in the 1920s. This vase shows the sophistication and skill that set his work apart from that which was produced at Jugtown or at other area potteries.
Accession Number: H1983.190.786
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Gift of the Mint Museum Auxiliary and Daisy Wade Bridges from the Collection of Walter and Dorothy Auman
Accession Number: H1983.190.788A-B
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Gift of the Mint Museum Auxiliary and Daisy Wade Bridges from the Collection of Walter and Dorothy Auman
Accession Number: H1983.190.813
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Gift of the Mint Museum Auxiliary and Daisy Wade Bridges from the Collection of Walter and Dorothy Auman
Accession Number: H1983.190.97A-B
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wheel-thrown earthenware incised salt glaze
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Gift of the Mint Museum Auxiliary and Daisy Wade Bridges from the Collection of Walter and Dorothy Auman
The Teague Pottery was established in 1928 by Bryan “Duck” Teague, part of a large family of potters in the Seagrove area.
Accession Number: H1983.190.989
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wheel-thrown earthenware incised salt glaze
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Gift of the Mint Museum Auxiliary and Daisy Wade Bridges from the Collection of Walter and Dorothy Auman
Accession Number: H1983.190.1482.1
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Gift of the Mint Museum Auxiliary and Daisy Wade Bridges from the Collection of Walter and Dorothy Auman
Charles C. Cole ran a successful pottery from 1937 until his death in 1967, specializing in decorative pieces for the tourist trade. After Cole died, his family continued to operate his pottery for six more years.
Accession Number: H1983.190.1482.2
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