Here is another recent find in New England, whereas this twentieth century green glazed earthenware bowl is impressed on the base "Sunset Mountain Pottery." Furthermore, the North Carolina Pottery Center in Seagrove owns a matching example that they identify as having been made by Waymon Cole at the J.B. Cole Pottery in Moore County, North Carolina, circa 1929-1935.
Link to bowl owned by the North Carolina Pottery Century: https://ncpotterycenter.omeka.net/items/show/2236
According to the research of noted author Terry Taylor, "Sunset Mountain Pottery was made by J. B. Cole’s Pottery in Steeds, North Carolina, and resold in Asheville to the tourist trade by both stores The Treasure Chest and later by Three Mountaineers, which were located at the base of Sunset Mountain. One advertisement for a three-handled vase described it as “ready to receive your garden blooms and to add the glow of a gorgeous mountain sunset to the corner to which you place it — this lovely hand-turned Pottery Vase.”
The shapes of Sunset Mountain Pottery are consistent with those associated with the Seagrove area potters, who made the transition from nineteenth century storage vessels to twentieth century decorative art pottery. Classical shapes similar to those of Fulper Pottery are often decorated with two or three looping handles. The majority of their pieces were vases ranging from a few inches to twelve inches in height, although some pitchers, bowls and lamp bases were also produced. Production appears to have run from 1929 until 1935."
Example of "Sunset Mountain Pottery" Recently Discovered in New England
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