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Catalog Number |
2002.017.082 |
Object Name |
Plate, Salad |
Description |
This colonial style salad plate is white and features the BRP101 or "Lovely Linda" pattern. This pattern offers a floral motif that consists of three flowers in shades of green, yellow and burgundy. The flowers are blossoming on thin, dark green stems with mid-size green leaves. The border of the plate features a waved or scalloped texture (known as the colonial edge type) and is painted with symmetrically placed, green, rounded shapes (known as a broken green edge). There is a backstamp on the bottom of the plate that reads: "Blue Ridge / Hand Painted Underglaze / Southern Potteries Inc. / Made in U.S.A." Southern Potteries, the producer of Blue Ridge Pottery, began in Erwin, Tennessee around 1916-17. The earliest products of the company were referred to as "Clinchfield ware" under the maker's name of "Clinchfield Potteries," because of the presence and contributions of the Carolina, Clinchfield & Ohio Railroad (CC&O) in Erwin. The plant's name changed from "Clinchfield Potteries" to "Southern Potteries, Inc." in 1920. The process of hand-painting the produced dinnerware with distinct designs started around 1938 and came to be known as "Blue Ridge Pottery." Southern Potteries was the largest producer of hand-painted pottery in America in the following decade. They remained in operation for a total of roughly forty years, officially closing in 1957. |
Date |
c. 1940s |
Collection |
Blue Ridge Pottery Collection |
Place of Origin |
USA/Tennessee/Erwin |
Material |
earthenware, paint, glaze |
Subjects |
tools and technology |
Made |
Southern Potteries, Inc. (SPI) |
Search Terms |
Appalachian Art Tennessee History |