Robert Hunter
The Last Drop : Intoxicating Pottery, Past and Present

Ceramics in America 2018

Full Article
Contents
  • Figure 1
    Figure 1

    Thomas Rowlandson, The Last Drop, 1801. Hand-colored etching, 11 7/16 x 7 15/16". Inscribed: Pubd. April 5 1801 by T. Rowlandson N 1. James St Adelphi. (© Trustees of the British Museum.)

  • Figure 2
    Figure 2

    Robert Sayer, The Last Drop, 1773 . Etching on laid paper, 9 5/8 x 6 7/8". Inscribed: Pubd by Sayer, Print-seller, Fleet Street, London. (© Trustees of the British Museum.)

  • Figure 3
    Figure 3

    A Midnight Modern Conversation, School of William Hogarth, England, late eighteenth century. Oil on canvas, 24 1/2 x 37". (Private collection.)

  • Figure 4
    Figure 4

    Detail of the painting illustrated in fig. 3.

  • Figure 5
    Figure 5

    View of the main gallery of the North Carolina Pottery Center and “The Last Drop” installation. (Photo, Lindsay Lambert.)

  • Figure 6
    Figure 6

    View of the Michelle Erickson DISTILLED installation at the North Carolina Pottery Center. (Photo, Lindsay Lambert.)

  • Figure 7
    Figure 7

    View of the “In the Pale Moonlight: Pottery and Alcohol in North Carolina” exhibition at the North Carolina Pottery Center. (Photo, Lindsay Lambert.)

  • Figure 8
    Figure 8

    Whistle cup with cover, South Wiltshire, England, dated 1705. Lead-glazed earthenware with incised decoration and inscription. H. 11 3/4". Inscribed: WITH ALL mI HART I DrInK TO V I WOLD HAVE B mERy BFOR V GOO.; 1705 AB (Chipstone Foundation.) 

  • Figure 9
    Figure 9

    Kim Ellington, Twitter Whistle Cup, Vale, North Carolina, 2017. Alkaline‑glazed stoneware. H. 9 1/2". (Photo, Jason Dowdle.)

  • Figure 10
    Figure 10

    Bartmann (“Bearded Man”) jug, Frechen, Germany, ca. 1670. Salt‑glazed stoneware. H. 8 1/8". (Chipstone Foundation.)

  • Figure 11
    Figure 11

    Dan Finnegan, American Bartmann, Fredericksburg, Virginia, 2017. Salt-glazed stoneware H. 10 1/2". (Photo, Jason Dowdle.)

  • Figure 12
    Figure 12

    Owl jug and cup, Staffordshire, England, ca. 1690–1700. Slip-decorated earthenware. H. 9 1/8". (Chipstone Foundation.)

  • Figure 13
    Figure 13

    Michael Gates, 21st Amendment Owl Jug, Elk Park, North Carolina, 2017. H. 22 1/2". (Photo, Jason Dowdle.)

  • Figure 14
    Figure 14

    Tyg, Wrotham, Kent, England, dated 1649. Slip-decorated earthenware. H. 5 7/8". (Chipstone Foundation.)

  • Figure 15
    Figure 15

    Bruce Gholson and Samantha Henneke, Tyg Set, 2017, Seagrove, North Carolina. H. 6 1/2"–8 1/4". (Photo, Jason Dowdle.)

  • Figure 16
    Figure 16

    Two of the tygs illustrated in fig. 15.

  • Figure 17
    Figure 17

    Punch bowl, Bristol or London, England. Tin-glazed earthenware. H. 7 3/8". (Chipstone Foundation.)

  • Figure 18
    Figure 18

    Fred Johnston and Carol Gentithes, The First Sip, Seagrove, North Carolina, 2017. Enameled stoneware H. 6 1/2". (Photo, Jason Dowdle.)

  • Figure 19
    Figure 19

    Jug, Lambeth, England, dated 1783. Modeled by Robert Brettingham de Carle. Salt-glazed stoneware. H. 8 3/4". (Chipstone Foundation.)

  • Figure 20
    Figure 20

    Kate Johnston, Millennial Maenad, Seagrove, North Carolina, 2017. Salt-glazed stoneware. H. 8". (Photo, Jason Dowdle.)

  • Figure 21
    Figure 21

    Tankard, John Dwight, Fulham Pottery, London, England, ca. 1690–1700. Salt-glazed stoneware. H. 5 3/4". (Chipstone Foundation.)

  • Figure 22
    Figure 22

    Mark Hewitt, Syringe: NO / MORE, Pittsboro, North Carolina, 2017. Salt-glazed stoneware. H. 18". (Photo, Jason Dowdle.)

  • Figure 23
    Figure 23

    Details of the tankard illustrated in fig. 22. (Photo, Jason Dowdle.)

  • Figure 24
    Figure 24

    Mug, Southwark, London, England, dated 1707. Tin-glazed earthenware. H. 7 1/4". (Chipstone Foundation.)

  • Figure 25
    Figure 25

    Robert Lugo, Presentation Mug, Elkins Park, Pennsylvania, 2017. Enameled earthenware . H. 7". (Photo, Jason Dowdle.)

  • Figure 26
    Figure 26

    Mug, Staffordshire, England, dated 1742. Salt-glazed stoneware with scratch brown decoration. H. approx. 6". (Chipstone Foundation.)

  • Figure 27
    Figure 27

    Senora Lynch, From the Earth, We Drink, Warrenton, North Carolina, 2017. Carved and modeled earthenware. H. 5 1/4". (Photo, Jason Dowdle.)

  • Figure 28
    Figure 28

    Fuddling cup, Southwark, London, England, ca. 1630–1650. Tin‑glazed earthenware. H. 3 3/8". (Chipstone Foundation.)

  • Figure 29
    Figure 29

    Ibrahim Said, Triplet Cup with Finials, Greensboro, North Carolina, 2017. Glazed earthenware. H. 8". (Photo, Jason Dowdle.)

  • Figure 30
    Figure 30

    Ibrahim Said, Triplet Cup, Greensboro, North Carolina, 2017. Glazed earthenware. H. 4 3/4". (Photo, Jason Dowdle.)

  • Figure 31
    Figure 31

    Ibrahim Said, Heart, Greensboro, North Carolina, 2017. Glazed earthenware. H. 8". (Photo, Jason Dowdle.)

  • Figure 32
    Figure 32

    Two-handle cup, Staffordshire, England, ca. 1690–1700. Trailed and jeweled slipware. H. 5 1/4". (Chipstone Foundation.)

  • Figure 33
    Figure 33

    Akira Satake, Daisakazuki, Swannanoa, North Carolina, 2017. Wood‑fired stoneware. H. 5". (Photo, Jason Dowdle.)

  • Figure 34
    Figure 34

    Two-handle cup, Staffordshire, England, dated 1761. White salt-glazed stoneware with scratch blue decoration. H. 8 1/4". (Chipstone Foundation.)

  • Figure 35
    Figure 35

    Virginia Scotchie, Bronze Eight-Handle Punch Bowl, Columbia, South Carolina, 2017. Glazed earthenware. H. 8 3/8". (Photo, Jason Dowdle.)

  • Figure 36
    Figure 36

    Carved or double-walled mug, Nottingham, England, ca. 1700. Salt-glazed stoneware. H. 3 3/4". (Chipstone Foundation.)

  • Figure 37
    Figure 37

    Mark Shapiro, Downright Moron, Worthington, Massachusetts, 2017. H. 7 3/4". (Photo, Jason Dowdle.)

  • Figure 38
    Figure 38

    Harvest jug, Bideford or Barnstaple, North Devon, England, dated 1748. Slipware with sgraffito decoration. H. 12 1/8". (Chipstone Foundation.)

  • Figure 39
    Figure 39

    Malcolm Mobutu Smith, Don’t Slip Up or Even Sip Up, Bloomington, Indiana, 2017. Sgraffito-decorated glazed earthenware. H. 12 1/2". (Photo, Jason Dowdle.)

  • Figure 40
    Figure 40

    Bear-baiting jug, Staffordshire, England, ca. 1740–1760. White salt‑glazed stoneware. H. 3 1/8". (Chipstone Foundation.)

  • Figure 41
    Figure 41

    Richard Zane Smith, Bear Baiting an Indian, Wyandotte, Oklahoma, 2017. Clay, clay slips, teakwood oil, bamboo, wood, turkey feather, metal. H. 9 1/4". (Chipstone Foundation; photos, Jason Dowdle.)

  • Figure 42
    Figure 42

    Detail of the jug illustrated in fig. 41.

  • Figure 43
    Figure 43

    Detail of the jug illustrated in fig. 41.