Melon Bottle
Maker
Benjamin Wade Owen, III
(American, 20th Century)
CultureAmerican
Date1994
MediumAsh glazed porcelain
DimensionsOverall: 22 in. (55.9 cm)
InscribedIncised on bottom: "Ben Owen/III/1994"
Credit LineGift of the artist, Benjamin Wade Owen III
Object number94.36
Not on view
DescriptionThis bottle is of wood fired ash glazed porcelain. It is a tall melon-shaped bottle with swirling incised vertical lines. It has layered alkaline glazes in various shades of blue and brown.Exhibition History"Benjamin Wade Owen III, Potter" The Chrysler Museum, Norfolk, VA, Decorative Arts Gallery, December 10, 1994 - May 14, 1995.
