W.D. Morton Collection

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Title

W.D. Morton Collection

Description

A collection of North State Pottery Company art pottery made in Lee County, near Sanford, N.C. circa 1924-1959. Includes associated objects, materials and artifacts.

Creator

Henry Alexander Cooper and Rebecca Palmer Cooper, owners. Potters included Jonah Franklin Owen, Charlie Boyd Craven, Walter Nelson Owen, Melvin Lee Owen, Elvin Owen, Rowe Emmitt Albright

Source

North State Pottery Company

Date

1924-1959

Coverage

Sanford, Lee County, N.C.

Contributor

W. D. Morton

Rights

This collection is part of the North Carolina Pottery Center permanent collection

Format

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Identifier

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Collection Items

Pitcher
Creamer or small pitcher. Midnight blue glaze. North State Pottery stamp on bottom.

Pitcher
Small earthenware cream pitcher. Translucent yellow glaze.

Pitcher
Creamer or smaller pitcher. Speckled turquoise glaze

Vase
Short vase form. Chrome red glazed and fired, a second blue glaze applied and refired resulting in glaze bubbling and separation.

Pitcher
Matte yellow glaze typical form pitcher.

Vase
Light blue vase with flared ruffled/scallop rim.

Pinch Bottle
Deep cobalt glaze pinch bottle having 3 impressed areas on each of the three sides. Earthenware.

Pitcher
Light green band around top rim of clear glaze creamer pitcher. Flat handle.

Vase
Earthenware. Three-handle vase, each handle made with double parallel cord, slight collar at handle lower attachment. Double dipped with top half in Oxblood reduction and lower half in light green.

Pansy Vase
Aqua blue-green over brown/beige single handle Jugland or Pansy vase with 5 holes on shoulder and flared rim opening.
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