Pottery: covered dish

Dublin Core

Title

Pottery: covered dish

Subject

Handicraft
Hilton Pottery (McDowell County, N.C.)
Pottery

Description

This pottery covered dish was made by Clara Maude Cobb Hilton (1885-1969) during the 1930s. The hen is made from red clay, possibly local, which has been painted and coated with a clear glaze. Hilton Pottery was a family pottery which made functional pottery starting just after the Civil War. The pottery, originally located in Catawba County, moved to McDowell County in 1934. Clara Hilton took over the pottery after her husband's death, adding a line of decorative work and figurines for which she became known. Subsequent generations of this extended family continue to run potteries throughout the region.

Creator

Hilton, Clara Cobb, 1885-1969

Source

Permanent Collection

Publisher

Hunter Library Digital Collections, Western Carolina University, Cullowhee, NC 28723

Date

1930/1939

Rights

http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/CNE/1.0/

Format

jpg;
crafts (art genres)

Type

StillImage

Identifier

14554
https://southernappalachiandigitalcollections.org/object/14554

Date Created

2008-02-04

Rights Holder

All rights reserved. For permissions, contact Hunter Library Special Collections, Western Carolina U, Cullowhee, NC 28723;

Spatial Coverage

McDowell County (N.C.)
Appalachian Region, Southern

Extent

4.5" x 6.5"(dimension)

Is Part Of

Craft Revival

Collection

Citation

Hilton, Clara Cobb, 1885-1969, “Pottery: covered dish,” OAI, accessed May 6, 2025, https://sadc.qi-cms.com/omeka/items/show/14554.