J. B. Owens Matte Green Arts & Crafts Wall Pocket Vase Match Safe North Carolina Pottery A classical design by Maw

A classical design by Maw of acanthus leaves surrounded by an egg and dart border

sitting under a wide striped umbrella

The back bears an old typed label

Unused condition

A Nice English Victorian tile by Minton in the farm animal series designed by William Simpson and made in the 1880's

J. B. Owens Matte Green Arts & Crafts Wall Pocket Vase Match Safe North Carolina Pottery A classical design by MawMatte green pottery match safe or wall pocket in the form of a Roman style head with curly hair. The corrugated lower lip would be used as a striker. Measures 5" tall, 3 1 4" wide and 1 1 2" deep. Marked with a conjoined JB for J B Owens Pottery and the impressed numbers 1 and 98. It is covered in a curdled waxy matte green glaze. There is a small manufacturing flaw to the edge of a curdled area on the lower lip. The Owens Pottery was founded by J. B.