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: H1983.190.1051
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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: H1983.190.1169
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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: H1983.190.118
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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: H1983.190.1195
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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: H1983.190.1222
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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: H1983.190.1223
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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: H1983.190.1267
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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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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: H1983.190.1273
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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: H1983.190.134
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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: H1983.190.136
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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: H1983.190.153
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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: H1983.190.1539
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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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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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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
Son of Evan and Sarah Luck Cole, Jacon B. Cole grew up working in his father’s pottery, Cole and Company. In 1922, he established his own shop outside of Seagrove, where he concentrated on volume production of high-quality wares. Note how thinly potted this pie dish is.
Accession Number: H1983.190.1731
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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: H1983.190.1824
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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
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: H1983.190.1830A-B
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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: H1983.190.1858A-B
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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: H1983.190.1896
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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: H1983.190.1898A-B
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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: H1983.190.1899
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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
John F. Brower (1848-1911) owned a pottery in eastern Randolph County, but he was not a potter himself. His brother James helped in the firing and marketing of the wares, but the turning was done by Himer Jacob Fox. Fox learned potting from his father, Nicholas.
Accession Number: H1983.190.197
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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: H1983.190.205
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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
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 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 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 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: H1983.190.28
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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 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: H1983.190.400
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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: H1983.190.412
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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: H1983.190.421
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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: H1983.190.430
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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: H1983.190.500
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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 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: H1983.190.540
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wheel-thrown stoneware glazed 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: H1983.190.580
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wheel-thrown earthenware glazed 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: H1983.190.585A-B
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wheel-thrown earthenware glazed 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: H1983.190.596
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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
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 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: H1983.190.75
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wheel-thrown earthenware glazed 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 earthenware glazed lead 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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wheel-thrown earthenware glazed 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: H1983.190.785
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wheel-thrown earthenware glazed 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: H1983.190.803
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wheel-thrown earthenware glazed 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 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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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: H1983.190.91
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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: H1983.190.950
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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: H1983.190.960
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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
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 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
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. Beginning in 1960 Archie operated the H. and T. Pottery with his father-in-law, Homer Hancock, until 1969.
Accession Number: H1983.190.997
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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: H1983.190.1482.1
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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
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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