Stoneware candlesticks

NameCandlesticks

Artist or maker Benjamin Wade Owen (1904 - 1983)

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

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.