The links below are audio files of 4 interview sessions with Daisy Wade Bridges conducted by Ross Loeser, a docent for The Mint Museum, in October and December of 2010. In the first set, Daisy talks about her life and the development of her interest in pottery, in North Carolina Pottery and her relationship with donors and collectors. In the next section, Daisy describes some of the pieces she donated to The MInt Museum in 2010. And in the final section, Ross and Daisy explore the Mint's exhibition "North Carolina Pottery: Diversity and Tradition" (6 Feb 2010-11 Sept 2011). Return to the current exhibition page here.

Discussion with Daisy Wade Bridges 

• Series Introduction 
• Her Background
• Origins of Pottery
• Developing an Interest in NC Pottery
• Pottery Development in NC
• 20th Century Potters
• Buying and Donating NC Pottery
• Contemporary Potters

Daisy Wade Bridges Describes Her Pottery Donations

• Mark Hewitt
• Donna Craven
• Burlon Craig - Face Jug
• Burlon Craig - Three Faces Jug
• Burlon Craig - Snake Pot
• Sylanus Hartsoe
• Pitcher
• 6 pieces by Walter Stephen
• Ben Owen and 3 North State Pottery Pieces
• Pieces from Log Cabin Pottery, Royal Crown Pottery and a 1982 Seagrove Pottery Festival by Walter and Dorothy Aumen

Daisy Wade Bridges Describes Pottery from the "North Carolina Pottery: Diversity & Traditions" Exhibit

• Moravian Pieces, attributed to Gottfried Aust
• Webster and Fox families
• The Cravens
• The Cole Family, including Dorothy Cole Auman and C Cole
• Jugtown
• Seagle
• Reinhardt, Hilton and Propst 
• Burlon Craig
• Pisgah Forest, Walter Stephen, Oscar Bachelder 

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Created by Nicole Jacobson, Intern for the Mint Museum Library