Deprecated function: strlen(): Passing null to parameter #1 ($string) of type string is deprecated in Drupal\Component\Utility\Unicode::validateUtf8() (line 395 of core/lib/Drupal/Component/Utility/Unicode.php).

Drupal\Component\Utility\Unicode::validateUtf8() (Line: 65)
Drupal\Component\Utility\Xss::filter() (Line: 432)
_colorbox_formatter_get_caption() (Line: 140)
template_preprocess_colorbox_formatter()
call_user_func_array() (Line: 261)
Drupal\Core\Theme\ThemeManager->render() (Line: 491)
Drupal\Core\Render\Renderer->doRender() (Line: 248)
Drupal\Core\Render\Renderer->render() (Line: 484)
Drupal\Core\Template\TwigExtension->escapeFilter() (Line: 98)
__TwigTemplate_ae8bd92e4eda793a309800b792ad8f39->doDisplay() (Line: 388)
Twig\Template->yield() (Line: 344)
Twig\Template->display() (Line: 359)
Twig\Template->render() (Line: 51)
Twig\TemplateWrapper->render() (Line: 33)
twig_render_template() (Line: 348)
Drupal\Core\Theme\ThemeManager->render() (Line: 491)
Drupal\Core\Render\Renderer->doRender() (Line: 504)
Drupal\Core\Render\Renderer->doRender() (Line: 248)
Drupal\Core\Render\Renderer->render() (Line: 484)
Drupal\Core\Template\TwigExtension->escapeFilter() (Line: 84)
__TwigTemplate_083607b79786997cdfe01dd46b34ce75->block_content() (Line: 432)
Twig\Template->yieldBlock() (Line: 68)
__TwigTemplate_083607b79786997cdfe01dd46b34ce75->block_paragraph() (Line: 432)
Twig\Template->yieldBlock() (Line: 51)
__TwigTemplate_083607b79786997cdfe01dd46b34ce75->doDisplay() (Line: 388)
Twig\Template->yield() (Line: 344)
Twig\Template->display() (Line: 359)
Twig\Template->render() (Line: 51)
Twig\TemplateWrapper->render() (Line: 33)
twig_render_template() (Line: 348)
Drupal\Core\Theme\ThemeManager->render() (Line: 491)
Drupal\Core\Render\Renderer->doRender() (Line: 248)
Drupal\Core\Render\Renderer->render() (Line: 484)
Drupal\Core\Template\TwigExtension->escapeFilter() (Line: 72)
__TwigTemplate_417d6b101e3694003349a85e767a51bd->doDisplay() (Line: 388)
Twig\Template->yield() (Line: 344)
Twig\Template->display() (Line: 359)
Twig\Template->render() (Line: 51)
Twig\TemplateWrapper->render() (Line: 33)
twig_render_template() (Line: 348)
Drupal\Core\Theme\ThemeManager->render() (Line: 491)
Drupal\Core\Render\Renderer->doRender() (Line: 248)
Drupal\Core\Render\Renderer->render() (Line: 484)
Drupal\Core\Template\TwigExtension->escapeFilter() (Line: 132)
__TwigTemplate_95d96035a9e9078a7f4734ac20d05efb->doDisplay() (Line: 388)
Twig\Template->yield() (Line: 344)
Twig\Template->display() (Line: 359)
Twig\Template->render() (Line: 51)
Twig\TemplateWrapper->render() (Line: 33)
twig_render_template() (Line: 348)
Drupal\Core\Theme\ThemeManager->render() (Line: 491)
Drupal\Core\Render\Renderer->doRender() (Line: 248)
Drupal\Core\Render\Renderer->render() (Line: 238)
Drupal\Core\Render\MainContent\HtmlRenderer->Drupal\Core\Render\MainContent\{closure}() (Line: 638)
Drupal\Core\Render\Renderer->executeInRenderContext() (Line: 239)
Drupal\Core\Render\MainContent\HtmlRenderer->prepare() (Line: 128)
Drupal\Core\Render\MainContent\HtmlRenderer->renderResponse() (Line: 90)
Drupal\Core\EventSubscriber\MainContentViewSubscriber->onViewRenderArray()
call_user_func() (Line: 111)
Drupal\Component\EventDispatcher\ContainerAwareEventDispatcher->dispatch() (Line: 186)
Symfony\Component\HttpKernel\HttpKernel->handleRaw() (Line: 76)
Symfony\Component\HttpKernel\HttpKernel->handle() (Line: 53)
Drupal\Core\StackMiddleware\Session->handle() (Line: 48)
Drupal\Core\StackMiddleware\KernelPreHandle->handle() (Line: 28)
Drupal\Core\StackMiddleware\ContentLength->handle() (Line: 32)
Drupal\big_pipe\StackMiddleware\ContentLength->handle() (Line: 201)
Drupal\page_cache\StackMiddleware\PageCache->fetch() (Line: 138)
Drupal\page_cache\StackMiddleware\PageCache->lookup() (Line: 87)
Drupal\page_cache\StackMiddleware\PageCache->handle() (Line: 48)
Drupal\Core\StackMiddleware\ReverseProxyMiddleware->handle() (Line: 51)
Drupal\Core\StackMiddleware\NegotiationMiddleware->handle() (Line: 36)
Drupal\Core\StackMiddleware\AjaxPageState->handle() (Line: 51)
Drupal\Core\StackMiddleware\StackedHttpKernel->handle() (Line: 741)
Drupal\Core\DrupalKernel->handle() (Line: 19)

Deprecated function: str_replace(): Passing null to parameter #3 ($subject) of type array|string is deprecated in Drupal\Component\Utility\Xss::filter() (line 69 of core/lib/Drupal/Component/Utility/Xss.php).

Drupal\Component\Utility\Xss::filter() (Line: 432)
_colorbox_formatter_get_caption() (Line: 140)
template_preprocess_colorbox_formatter()
call_user_func_array() (Line: 261)
Drupal\Core\Theme\ThemeManager->render() (Line: 491)
Drupal\Core\Render\Renderer->doRender() (Line: 248)
Drupal\Core\Render\Renderer->render() (Line: 484)
Drupal\Core\Template\TwigExtension->escapeFilter() (Line: 98)
__TwigTemplate_ae8bd92e4eda793a309800b792ad8f39->doDisplay() (Line: 388)
Twig\Template->yield() (Line: 344)
Twig\Template->display() (Line: 359)
Twig\Template->render() (Line: 51)
Twig\TemplateWrapper->render() (Line: 33)
twig_render_template() (Line: 348)
Drupal\Core\Theme\ThemeManager->render() (Line: 491)
Drupal\Core\Render\Renderer->doRender() (Line: 504)
Drupal\Core\Render\Renderer->doRender() (Line: 248)
Drupal\Core\Render\Renderer->render() (Line: 484)
Drupal\Core\Template\TwigExtension->escapeFilter() (Line: 84)
__TwigTemplate_083607b79786997cdfe01dd46b34ce75->block_content() (Line: 432)
Twig\Template->yieldBlock() (Line: 68)
__TwigTemplate_083607b79786997cdfe01dd46b34ce75->block_paragraph() (Line: 432)
Twig\Template->yieldBlock() (Line: 51)
__TwigTemplate_083607b79786997cdfe01dd46b34ce75->doDisplay() (Line: 388)
Twig\Template->yield() (Line: 344)
Twig\Template->display() (Line: 359)
Twig\Template->render() (Line: 51)
Twig\TemplateWrapper->render() (Line: 33)
twig_render_template() (Line: 348)
Drupal\Core\Theme\ThemeManager->render() (Line: 491)
Drupal\Core\Render\Renderer->doRender() (Line: 248)
Drupal\Core\Render\Renderer->render() (Line: 484)
Drupal\Core\Template\TwigExtension->escapeFilter() (Line: 72)
__TwigTemplate_417d6b101e3694003349a85e767a51bd->doDisplay() (Line: 388)
Twig\Template->yield() (Line: 344)
Twig\Template->display() (Line: 359)
Twig\Template->render() (Line: 51)
Twig\TemplateWrapper->render() (Line: 33)
twig_render_template() (Line: 348)
Drupal\Core\Theme\ThemeManager->render() (Line: 491)
Drupal\Core\Render\Renderer->doRender() (Line: 248)
Drupal\Core\Render\Renderer->render() (Line: 484)
Drupal\Core\Template\TwigExtension->escapeFilter() (Line: 132)
__TwigTemplate_95d96035a9e9078a7f4734ac20d05efb->doDisplay() (Line: 388)
Twig\Template->yield() (Line: 344)
Twig\Template->display() (Line: 359)
Twig\Template->render() (Line: 51)
Twig\TemplateWrapper->render() (Line: 33)
twig_render_template() (Line: 348)
Drupal\Core\Theme\ThemeManager->render() (Line: 491)
Drupal\Core\Render\Renderer->doRender() (Line: 248)
Drupal\Core\Render\Renderer->render() (Line: 238)
Drupal\Core\Render\MainContent\HtmlRenderer->Drupal\Core\Render\MainContent\{closure}() (Line: 638)
Drupal\Core\Render\Renderer->executeInRenderContext() (Line: 239)
Drupal\Core\Render\MainContent\HtmlRenderer->prepare() (Line: 128)
Drupal\Core\Render\MainContent\HtmlRenderer->renderResponse() (Line: 90)
Drupal\Core\EventSubscriber\MainContentViewSubscriber->onViewRenderArray()
call_user_func() (Line: 111)
Drupal\Component\EventDispatcher\ContainerAwareEventDispatcher->dispatch() (Line: 186)
Symfony\Component\HttpKernel\HttpKernel->handleRaw() (Line: 76)
Symfony\Component\HttpKernel\HttpKernel->handle() (Line: 53)
Drupal\Core\StackMiddleware\Session->handle() (Line: 48)
Drupal\Core\StackMiddleware\KernelPreHandle->handle() (Line: 28)
Drupal\Core\StackMiddleware\ContentLength->handle() (Line: 32)
Drupal\big_pipe\StackMiddleware\ContentLength->handle() (Line: 201)
Drupal\page_cache\StackMiddleware\PageCache->fetch() (Line: 138)
Drupal\page_cache\StackMiddleware\PageCache->lookup() (Line: 87)
Drupal\page_cache\StackMiddleware\PageCache->handle() (Line: 48)
Drupal\Core\StackMiddleware\ReverseProxyMiddleware->handle() (Line: 51)
Drupal\Core\StackMiddleware\NegotiationMiddleware->handle() (Line: 36)
Drupal\Core\StackMiddleware\AjaxPageState->handle() (Line: 51)
Drupal\Core\StackMiddleware\StackedHttpKernel->handle() (Line: 741)
Drupal\Core\DrupalKernel->handle() (Line: 19)

Walter Benjamin Stephen

Mug

USA, 1952

Mint Museum

Date acquired:

Materials:

Stoneware

Form - Functional: N/A

Form - Sculptural: N/A

Method:

Thrown

Surface Technique: N/A

Kiln Type: N/A

Glazes:

Glaze

Walter Benjamin Stephen

Walter Stephen is best known for creating cameo ware, a unique line of functional pottery with painted layers of porcelain on stoneware.

Stephen's work is reminiscent of Wedgewood Jasperware. The imagary on his work depicts subject matter drawn from his youth and American folklife: spinning wheels, fiddlers, log cabins, and ox-drawn covered wagons. Stephen was also known for the crystalline glazes he developed and used. He is credited with being the first to use crystalline glazes in the southeast.

Inspired by the Arts and Craft Movement, Stephen?s first pottery was made in his twenties. He worked with his mother, artist Nellie Randal Stephen, and together they founded Nonconnah Pottery. He closed the pottery when his parents died in 1910, and eventually, with the help of others, established Pisgah Forest Pottery in 1926. The pottery closed in 2014 after the death of Thomas Case, Stephen?s step-grandson.

Walter Stephen was mentored in North Carolina by Oscar Bachelder.

Learn about artist

Mint Museum

View collection

Other works by Stephen

Walter Benjamin Stephen

Scene with Horses and Riders

1900

Walter Benjamin Stephen

Vase

1949

Walter Benjamin Stephen

Westward Ho Sugar Bowl

1959

See all Stephen works

Stephen in other collections

TMP collaborates with the finest public and private collections of modern and contemporary American ceramics in the United States. Browse collections to learn about artists and their works. Reach out to us to become a collection partner.

Mint Museum
,

Explore all collections

Note:

These records have been reviewed by the curatorial staff but may be incomplete. Our records are frequently revised and enhanced.

Last updated: April 22, 2026

The Marks Project encourages the use of images found on this website for personal, noncommercial use, including educational and scholarly purposes. Some images may be protected by copyright and other intellectual property rights. To request permission to use an image from our website please contact info@themarksproject.org

This resource is for educational use and its contents may not be reproduced without permission. Please review our Terms of Use for more information.

Error message

Mug

Other works by Stephen

Stephen in other collections