Vase
Manufacturer
Ben Owen Pottery
(American)
Manufacturer
Benjamin Wade Owen, III
(American, 20th Century)
CultureAmerican
Date1992
MediumSalt glazed stoneware
DimensionsOverall: 17 1/2 x 15 1/2 in. (44.5 x 39.4 cm)
InscribedIncised on bottom: "Ben / Owen / III / 1992"
Credit LineMuseum purchase
Object number92.25
Not on view
DescriptionThis is a salt-glazed stoneware globular-shaped vase. The shape is reminiscent of early Chinese pottery. It has a salt glaze with patches of cobalt blue on the shoulder. There are five bands of comb design descending the sides of the pot in wavy bands. It has a stepped neck, and the overall color is tan.Label TextBenjamin Wade Owen III American (b. 1968), Moore County, North Carolina Vase, 1992 Salt glazed stoneware Museum Purchase 92.25 Born in 1968, Benjamin Wade Owen III continues a family tradition of pottery making that stretches back in North Carolina for nine generations. The Museum's interest in North Carolina pottery was spearheaded by its curator of decorative arts as he studied the Southern pottery already in the collection. The curator subsequently made several trips to the pottery-making areas of North Carolina and, as a result of those excursions, acquired a number of works for the Museum. The curator's study of North Carolina potters and other Southern potters has led to significant additions to the Museum's pottery collection and resulted in two exhibitions of this material at the Museum. The exhibitions in turn have fostered local interest in the material, resulting in the formation of several fine private collections. Edited By: GLYExhibition History"Southern Pottery from the Collection of The Chrysler Museum," Norfolk, VA, March 3/4 - May 29, 1994. "Treasures for the Community: The Chrysler Collects, 1989-1996," October 25, 1996 - March 2, 1997
