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| Title | [Pottery: vase] |
| Identifier | MHC_2000_01_018 |
| Format | craft object
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| Date Created | 1940/1949 |
| Dimensions | Diameter 3.5" Rim diameter 2.5", Height 5" |
| Description | This pottery vase features a turquoise crackle glaze on the outside with a rose or peach glaze on the inside. It was made by W.B. Stephen of Pisgah Forest Pottery in the 1940s. The vase is stamped on the bottom with a cameo of a potter and "PISGAH FOREST 194_" (the last digit is illegible). Walter Benjamin Stephen (1876-1961), also known as W.B. Stephen, founded Pisgah Forest Pottery around 1926 in Arden, North Carolina. Stephen's pottery was known for its unusual shapes and unique glazes, such as this turquoise crackle glaze. Stephen's pottery was known for its unusual shapes and unique glazes. Stephen made a new marking plate every year from 1927-1954, so that the gradual development of Pisgah Forest Pottery can be charted over time. |
| Subject - Topic | Handicraft -- Appalachian Region, Southern
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| Subject - Craft | Pottery -- Appalachian Region, Southern
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| Subject - Group | Pisgah Forest Pottery
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| Craft Category | pottery
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| Decade | 1940s
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| County | Buncombe County, N.C.
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| Creator | Stephen, Walter Benjamin, 1876-1961
Pisgah Forest Pottery
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| Source Institution | Mountain Heritage Center
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| Collection | Pauline Hood Collection |
| Copyright Information | All rights reserved. For use permission contact Mountain Heritage Center, Western Carolina University, Cullowhee, North Carolina 28723.; |
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