Other Important Southern Potteries and Potters

Other well-known Southern potteries include Brown’s Pottery (c. 1924–present), Cole Pottery (1922–1997), Pisgah Forest Pottery (1926–present) and Seagrove Pottery (1953–1991), all in North Carolina, and Hewell’s Pottery (1890–present) in Georgia. Important potters include Burlon Bart Craig (1914–2002), Charles Boyd Craven (1909–1991), and James Goodwin Teague (1906–1988), all from North Carolina.

Owen and Owens Family Potters

Benjamin Franklin Owen (1848–1917) of Seagrove, North Carolina, had two sons, James H. and Rufus. James (or his son Melvin—authorities disagree as to which) changed the family name to Owens, so there are two lines of potters in the same family, one named Owen and one named Owens, which creates some confusion. Benjamin Wade Owen, […]

Jugtown Pottery (1917–Present)

The term “jugtown” was used to mock any community where potters made useful bowls and jugs. In 1918 Jacques (1870–1947) and Juliana (1876–1962) Busbee of Raleigh, North Carolina, opened a teahouse in New York City where they sold pottery from their home state. They opened their own pottery, the Jugtown Pottery, near Seagrove, North Carolina, […]

Meaders Family Pottery (C.1891–Present)

Members of the Meaders family have been making pottery in Mossy Creek, Georgia, since about 1891. Working alone and with each other, they made pottery using traditional methods and forms and are credited with keeping Southern folk pottery traditions alive. They are best known for their face jugs. Cheever Meaders, son of the founder John […]