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
Archie Teague was the son of potter James G. Teague and nephew of Bryan “Duck” Teague, who establish Teague Pottery in Robbins in 1928 as part of a large family of potters in the Seagrove area. Archie operated the H. and T. Pottery with his father-in-law, Homer Hancock, until 1969.
Accession Number: H1983.190.1007
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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
The Teague Pottery was established in 1928 by Bryan “Duck” Teague, part of a large family of potters in the Seagrove area.
Accession Number: H1983.190.1008
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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
Archie Teague was the son of potter James G. Teague and nephew of Bryan “Duck” Teague, who establish Teague Pottery in Robbins in 1928 as part of a large family of potters in the Seagrove area. Archie operated the H. and T. Pottery with his father-in-law, Homer Hancock, until 1969, then established A. Teague Pottery in 1970, which was in operation until 1997.
Accession Number: H1983.190.1011
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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: H1983.190.1012
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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: H1983.190.1047
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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
Accession Number: H1983.190.1105
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earthenware 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: H1983.190.1115
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earthenware 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: H1983.190.1129
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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
Through the ages, potters have sometimes been compelled to use their vessels to convey politically inspired, often satirical messages. The inscription on this small pot reads “Jo’han, Jo’han/Jo’han Worth/Run, Run For all Your Worth/Hurrah Hurrah/For Jo’han Worth.” Jonathan Worth was a prominent politician from Randolph County and served as governor of North Carolina from 1865 to 1868.
Accession Number: H1983.190.1172
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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: H1983.190.122
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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: H1983.190.1222
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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: H1983.190.1223
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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: H1983.190.1263
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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: H1983.190.1267
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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
Nicholas Fox made salt-glazed stoneware vessels, and he has been described as one of the finest nineteenth-century potters working in that tradition. Fox's son, Himer J. Fox was also a potter.
Accession Number: H1983.190.127
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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: H1983.190.130
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wheel-thrown earthenware incised swirlware
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Gift of the Mint Museum Auxiliary and Daisy Wade Bridges from the Collection of Walter and Dorothy Auman
Accession Number: H1983.190.1360
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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: H1983.190.139
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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
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: H1983.190.1423
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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: H1983.190.144
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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: H1983.190.1444
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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
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 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: H1983.190.153
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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: H1983.190.1537
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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
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: H1983.190.1697
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wheel-thrown stoneware incised swirlware
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Gift of the Mint Museum Auxiliary and Daisy Wade Bridges from the Collection of Walter and Dorothy Auman
Enoch Reinhardt and his brother Harvey opened their pottery about 1932 near Vale. They made utilitarian wares as well as objects for the tourist trade. Enoch specialized in making swirlware, in which two colors of clay are turned together on the potter’s wheel to create a swirled effect.
Accession Number: H1983.190.16A-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
The family dynasties of North Carolina potters not only helped to keep the craft alive, but to ensure continuity in techniques and craftsmanship as well as introduce artistic innovations in succeeding generations. This jug manifests the New England roots of the Webster family. Its high shoulder, high belly, and narrow base are typical of eighteenth-century Connecticut jugs. Edward moved to North Carolina in 1819, and his brother Chester followed nine years later.
Accession Number: H1983.190.17
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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: H1983.190.172
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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: H1983.190.1732
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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: H1983.190.1750
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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 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. Charles sometimes collaborated with Ernestine Hilton Sigmon during his years at Tobacco Road. He turned, and she then painted scenes on the unfired pieces. A middleman coordinated their efforts, and so Charlie and Ernestine never met.
Accession Number: H1983.190.1841
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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 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 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: H1983.190.1852
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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: H1983.190.1853
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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: H1983.190.188A-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
Accession Number: H1983.190.1899
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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
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 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: H1983.190.194
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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
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 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 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: H1983.190.216
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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
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: H1983.190.228
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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 stoneware 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: H1983.190.241
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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: H1983.190.243
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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: H1983.190.254
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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: H1983.190.266
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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 earthenware glazed slip (clay)
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Accession Number: H1983.190.318
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wheel-thrown earthenware glazed frogskin 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: H1983.190.350
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wheel-thrown stoneware glazed Albany 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: H1983.190.36
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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: H1983.190.38
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wheel-thrown stoneware glazed colored slip
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Accession Number: H1983.190.400
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wheel-thrown stoneware glazed salt glaze
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Accession Number: H1983.190.412
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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: H1983.190.417A-B
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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 Webster family had its roots in New England. Chester Webster’s pots are often distinguished by their precisely executed incised decoration, especially fish, birds, and flowers. This pitcher’s ornamentation includes not only a bird on a branch, but a Masonic compass and square.
Accession Number: H1983.190.42
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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: H1983.190.425
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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: H1983.190.427A-B
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wheel-thrown stoneware glazed salt glaze
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Accession Number: H1983.190.428
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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: H1983.190.444
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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. 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. Jacob Dorris and his brothers often decorated their wares with cobalt blue in order to compete with similarly decorated wares that were being imported into North Carolina from the north in the mid-1800s.
Accession Number: H1983.190.445
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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: H1983.190.449
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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 earthenware glazed Albany 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: H1983.190.465
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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
Davis Pennington Brown (1895-1967) and his brother, Evan Javan Brown (1897-1980) moved to North Carolina in 1923 and established a pottery in Arden. They initially produced utilitarian wares but gradually changed over to art pottery. Evan’s son, also named Evan, was a potter too.
Accession Number: H1983.190.467
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wheel-thrown stoneware glazed salt glaze
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Accession Number: H1983.190.476
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wheel-thrown stoneware glazed salt glaze
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Accession Number: H1983.190.486
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wheel-thrown stoneware glazed alkaline glaze
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Accession Number: H1983.190.494
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Accession Number: H1983.190.503
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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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Accession Number: H1983.190.573
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wheel-thrown stoneware glazed alkaline glaze
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Accession Number: H1983.190.576
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wheel-thrown stoneware glazed ash glaze
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Daniel Seagle was one of the earliest potters in the Catawba Valley. In his shop near Vale, he initially produced earthenware but soon turned to stoneware. He was a landowner and farmer but ran a sizable pottery for the time, employing three men. Seagle excelled at throwing thinly walled pots with a good sense of volume. 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: H1983.190.6
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wheel-thrown stoneware glazed salt glaze
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Accession Number: H1983.190.64
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wheel-thrown stoneware incised alkaline glaze
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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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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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Accession Number: H1983.190.729
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Accession Number: H1983.190.739
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Gift of the Mint Museum Auxiliary and Daisy Wade Bridges from the Collection of Walter and Dorothy Auman
Melvin Lee Owens learned to turn pottery from his father, James Henry Owen. When Melvin took over his father’s shop, he changed its name to M.L. Owens Pottery, adding an “s” to the family name. Five of Melvin’s children became potters.
Accession Number: H1983.190.741
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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. Enoch Spinks Craven was part of the fourth generation of Craven potters. He and at least four of his seven brothers threw pots, and they undoubtedly learned the craft from their father, the Reverend John Craven (circa 1770–1832). Enoch’s vessels are often decorated with one or more bands made from a coggle wheel, as illustrated on this two-gallon jug.
Accession Number: H1983.190.76
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wheel-thrown earthenware incised salt glaze
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Accession Number: H1983.190.769A-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
Melvin Lee Owens learned to turn pottery from his father, James Henry Owen. When Melvin took over his father’s shop, he changed its name to M.L. Owens Pottery, adding an “s” to the family name. Five of Melvin’s children became potters.
Accession Number: H1983.190.784
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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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Accession Number: H1983.190.788A-B
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Accession Number: H1983.190.795
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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 was from a family of talented North Carolina potters. After working in his father’s pottery for ten years, he opened his own shop in 1926 in Steeds, North Carolina, relocating it to Sanford in 1941 to be close to the main highway to Florida. This martini pitcher is not a traditional North Carolina form, but one that would have appealed to the tourist trade.
Accession Number: H1983.190.811
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Accession Number: H1983.190.813
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Accession Number: H1983.190.830
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Accession Number: H1983.190.869
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Accession Number: H1983.190.91
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Accession Number: H1983.190.950
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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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Accession Number: H1983.190.981A-B
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Accession Number: H1983.190.987A-B
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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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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: H1983.190.993
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wheel-thrown earthenware incised salt glaze
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Accession Number: H1983.190.1482.1
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