Stoneware candlesticks

NameCandlesticks

CultureU.S. South

Date20th Century

Place madeSeagrove, North Carolina, United States, North America

MediumCeramic (stoneware), glazed (wood fired, Tobacco Spit glaze)

Dimensions13 3/4 × 5 5/16 in. (35 × 13.5 cm)

Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, IFAF Collection, FA.2013.57.3ab

Object numberFA.2013.57.3ab

Collections

United States and Canada

DescriptionA pair of tall, thick candlesticks with flaring bases and deep bobeches (drip catchers). The socket rims have a defined lip, and the bases flare. The color subtly changes from dark brown at the top through a slightly ligher brown on the shafts, and a rich red brown on the bases. The bottoms are stamped "Ben Owen, Master Potter" within a circle. In one case, (a), multiple times, two or three times.