This beautiful Bowl with Combed Lines in Salt and Cobalt glazes provides a perfect single-portion size for chili, soup, salad or ice cream with peach cobbler. The combed lines are carved into the clay by a dull band saw blade while the clay is "leather hard".
This smaller bowl is great for adding variety to your current dinnerware set. Can also be ordered in multiples. Call for commission orders from our studio apprentice. Dishwasher- and microwave-safe. Measuring approximately 5.5” outside dia. x 5" inside dia. x 2.25”h.
Please Note: What appear to be white spots on the surface are reflections from photo lighting.
Salt Glaze
Salt Glaze was first discovered by German potters in the late 14th century. Due to the high firing temperatures, stoneware clays are required. The pieces can be handled and decorated with clay slips of many different colors, or, glazed partially with Cobalt Blue Glaze. The surface may resemble the texture of an orange peel. This was an early glaze used by settlers during the 19th century in the Seagrove area. Many of the pieces Ben makes in Salt Glaze are functional, even the more decorative large-scale pots.
The Tableware Collection
You can find the traditional forms and shapes of Ben Owen Sr. pottery wares in The Tableware Collection at Ben Owen lll Pottery. This line highlights shapes and forms made in a traditional Owen style of the early 1900’s folk pottery of North Carolina as well as influences from Asia.
This traditional collection has been continued by several potters who have worked at Ben Owen Pottery since the 1960’s. The previous line was made by potter Elizabeth McAdams, who worked as a studio assistant and retail manager for Ben Owen Pottery from 2022-2025. The current line is made by potter Silas Bradley, who began work as a studio assistant in August 2025.
This bowl is signed with the Ben Owen Pottery stamp and initialed with EM.