It's just dirt! : the historic art potteries of North Carolina's Seagrove region / Stephen C. Compton.
Before retiring in 2013, Neolia Cole, the eighty-six year old daughter of potter Arthur Ray Cole, was first to arrive and last to leave the Cole's Pottery shop. She possesses the indomitable spirit that has kept a Cole in pottery-making for more than two centuries. Once when asked how much pottery was produced by Cole's Pottery in a year's time, Neolia answered by saying instead how much income a year's sales represented. Despite the fact that Cole's Pottery charged very little for the wares made there, the annual sum collected in a year was considerable. Wielding a sly grin, Neolia unashamedly conceded, “And it's just dirt!” In a way, pottery is just dirt. But collectors and lovers of the art form know that much more than dirt contributed to the incomparable successes of North Carolina's early twentieth-century art potteries. It's a success story marked by adaptation, innovation, collaboration, and immensely hard work―a legacy that endures today.
Record details
- ISBN: 9781634990172
- ISBN: 163499017X
- Physical Description: 144 pages : illustrations (some color), portraits ; 24 x 26 cm.
- Publisher: [Stroud, England?] : America Through Time, an imprint of Fonthill Media LLC, 2017.
Content descriptions
- General Note:
- "First published 2014 in hardback. This paperback edition published 2017"--Title page verso.
- Bibliography, etc. Note:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 141-144).
- Formatted Contents Note:
- Jugtown Pottery -- North State Pottery Company -- J. B. Cole's Pottery -- A. R. Cole Pottery -- C. C. Cole Pottery -- Smithfield Art Pottery -- Royal Crown Pottery and Porcelain Company -- Auman Pottery -- Teague Pottery -- Owens Pottery -- Other Seagrove Region and related art potteries -- Marks and signatures -- Potters and workers.
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- Art pottery, American > North Carolina > 20th century.
Potters > North Carolina > History > 20th century.
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Pottery > North Carolina > Seagrove Region > History.
Seagrove (N.C.)
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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| Richlands Branch Library | NC 738.09756 ITS (Text) | 36015001310685 | Adult Nonfiction | Available | - |
| Sneads Ferry Branch Library | NC 738.09756 ITS (Text) | 36015001203609 | Adult Nonfiction | Available | - |
| Swansboro Branch Library | NC 738.09756 ITS (Text) | 36015000981205 | Adult Nonfiction | Available | - |
