Seagrove Pottery Rebekah Pitcher, Ca. 1960’s-1970’s

You are bidding on an original hand-thrown and glazed earthenware pitcher in the iconic “Rebekah at the Well” form, inscribed “Seagrove” on the base. Seagrove Pottery was operated in Seagrove, N.C. by Dorothy Cole Auman, a fifth generation Cole potter, and her husband Walter from 1953 until their tragic death in an automobile accident in 1991.

Standing at thirteen inches to the top of the handle, this is an impressive example of a form typical of Mid-20th Century tourist wares produced in the Seagrove area of the North Carolina Piedmont.

In this iteration of the classic form, the neck of the vessel tapers less severely from shoulder to mouth than more common examples from the period, one of several popular versions of the form associated with Seagrove Pottery.

Perhaps more intriguing than the form, however, are the remarkable glaze effects. A variation of the so-called “drip glazed” tourist wares produced and marketed on a massive scale by Dorothy Cole Auman’s father, Charlie “C.C.” Cole, this stunning piece reflects an unusually regular pattern of muted blue and green striations over a translucent white slip which transmutes the orange of the iron-rich native clay to a delicate pink.

This piece would be a wonderful addition to any collection of 20th Century North Carolina art pottery. Pitcher is 14" high and 6" wide.

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• Name : Julie and Jimmy Randolph