Object Record
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Metadata
Catalog Number |
2023.027.045 |
Object Name |
Teacup |
Description |
This is one teacup that is part of a set of seven matching teacups. Each teacup is white and features a brown line painted along the interior of the cup. Each cup is painted with a dark pink-red flower on a green stem with green leaves alongside smaller blue blossoms and a smaller brown leaf. There is a lighter, pink flower on a stem with green and brown leaves on the opposite side of each teacup. Each teacup features one smooth handle and a rounded base. 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. |
Collection |
Blue Ridge Pottery Collection |
Place of Origin |
USA/Tennessee/Erwin |
Material |
earthenware, clay, glaze |
Made |
Southern Potteries, Inc. (SPI) |
Search Terms |
Appalachian Art Tennessee History |