DepartmentUnited States & Canada

Mill House

NamePitcher

Maker Winton Eugene (born 1945)

Maker Rosa Eugene (born 1949)

CultureU.S. South

DateApril, 2009

Place madeCowpens, South Carolina, United States, North America

MediumCeramic, stoneware made with commercial clay, commercial glaze, electric-kiln-fired.

Dimensions8 11/16 × 6 7/8 × 5 1/2 in. (22 × 17.5 × 14 cm)

Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, IFAF Collection, FA.2013.36.7

Object numberFA.2013.36.7

DescriptionWhite pitcher with painted scene depicting typical Piedmont "Mill House," with brown body and red roofing, one tall tree behind the house, a smaller yellowish tree next to it. Large tree with a tire swing on other side. Long, rounded handle with a decorative curl at the lower end, and elongated pouring edge. Blue-green tint of water along the base of the pitcher matches the internal glaze.