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Catalog Number |
2002.017.092 |
Object Name |
Bowl, Soup |
Description |
This soup bowl, produced by Southern Potteries in Erwin, Tennessee, is in the Colonial Style Blue Ridge Pattern #101, also referred to as the "Lovely Linda" pattern. This pattern features a floral design consisting of a lime green and burgundy flower, growing off thin, dark green stems with dark green leaves in the bowl portion, with intermittent green shapes that line the upper border of the bowl. The inner rim of the bowl appears to have a waved texture. There is text on the back of the bowl reading: "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. 1940-1945 |
Collection |
Blue Ridge Pottery Collection |
Place of Origin |
USA/Tennessee/Erwin |
Material |
earthenware, clay, paint |
Subjects |
tools and technology |
Made |
Southern Potteries, Inc. (SPI) |
Search Terms |
Appalachian Art Tennessee History |