Lamp Base
Maker
Benjamin Wade Owen Sr.
(American, 1904-1983)
CultureAmerican
Date1960s
MediumSalt glazed stoneware
DimensionsOverall: 16 1/2 x 6 1/2 in. (41.9 x 16.5 cm)
InscribedStamped in a circle on the bottom: Master/Ben Owen/Potter
Credit LineGift of Mrs. Ira Julian
Object number95.21.2
Not on view
DescriptionThis is a ceramic lamp base. It is a white baluster shaped base with two dogwood blossoms incised on shoulder. The glaze falls short of foot, and there is a hole in base and foot for lamp fittings.ProvenanceBenjamin Wade Owen, Sr.; bought from the potter by Mrs. Ira Julian; Gift of Mrs. Ira Julian to the Chrysler Museum of Art, 1995.
