Object Name	Vase
Description	Urn-shaped vase with a high shoulder. Shoulder curves in to a concave neck. Neck flares out to a plain rim. Base of neck is decorated with a porcelain paste cameo entitled "Covered Wagon". Covered wagon lead by oxen, followed by dog, a horse carrying two riders. Figures are all headed for a tree and rolling hills. W.B.Stephen on back side under a few rolling hills. Initials stand for Walter B. Stephen. Stephen founded and made pottery at the Pisgah Forest Pottery. Sides gradually taper in from shoulder and flare out to a plain base. Sides have a crystalline glaze. Inside vase is glazed in pink.
Artist	Stephens, Walter B.
Collection	Ross C. Purdy Museum Collection
Dimensions	H-19 Dia-15 cm
Early Date	1940
Late Date	1940
Material	Ceramic/Earthenware/Porcelain/Pottery
Medium	Glazed
Place of Origin	Ashville, North Carolina

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