Covered Confederate Medicine Jar
Maker
Benjamin Wade Owen Sr.
(American, 1904-1983)
CultureAmerican
Date1960s
MediumAlkaline glazed stoneware
DimensionsOverall: 1 1/2 x 3 5/8 in. (3.8 x 9.2 cm)
InscribedStamped in a circle on the bottom: Master/Ben Owen/Potter
Credit LineGift of Mrs. Ira Julian
Object number95.21.1
Not on view
DescriptionGreen shaded "frog skin" glazed sugar bowl with cover with incised circles and a round knop; bulbous bowl with two applied ear-shaped handles.ProvenanceBenjamin Wade Owen, 1960s; bought from the artist by Mrs. Ira Julian; Gift of Mrs. Ira Julian to the Chrysler Museum of Art, 1995.
