North Carolina Seagrove Amphora Vase

Seagrove area, North Carolina, large double handled amphora form vase with red glaze and sponge-applied blue. 

Condition: Excellent

Material: Stoneware

Period: 20th century

Dimensions: 12.5"H x 7.75" diameter

Inventory# V5075

The area centered around Seagrove (including portions of Randolph, Chatham, Moore, and Montgomery Counties, North Carolina) has a rich, multi-generational pottery history dating back to the late 18th century when settlers from England and Germany established the craft. It has been a center for potters and pottery making for more than 250 years and is considered the longest continual history of pottery making in the United States. Several families have been creating pottery in this clay rich area of the Piedmont for nine generations, with an evolution from utilitarian redware and salt-glazed stoneware to a diverse art form with over 100 working potters today. The area was officially designated as the "State Birthplace of North Carolina Traditional Pottery" in 2005.