Shotgun House

NamePitcher

Maker Winton Eugene (born 1945)

Maker Rosa Eugene (born 1949)

CultureU.S. South

Date2003

Place madeCowpens, South Carolina, United States, North America

MediumCeramic, glazed (electric-fired, clear glazed, painted stoneware)

Dimensions8 3/8 × 7 5/16 × 5 1/8 in. (21.3 × 18.5 × 13 cm)

Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, IFAF Collection, FA.2012.55.14

Object numberFA.2012.55.14

Description"Shotgun House" pitcher has pastoral scene with cabin. Handle has sculptural swirl at bottom. Base color is light tan, over which is painted a brown cabin with red roof, and slender pine trees. On the other side of the handle is a large pine tree. Below the handle is signed Winton Eugene. There are blue and green bands around the base, and the inside of the pitcher is a blue green. Signed on bottom "Winton-Rosa Eugene" with "Cowpens SC" and "5/03" in other areas of bottom.