{"product_id":"9781634990172","title":"It's Just Dirt! The Historic Art Potteries of North Carolina's Seagrove Region","description":"\u003cbr\u003eBefore retiring in 2013, Neolia Cole, the eighty-six year old daughter of potter Arthur Ray Cole, was first to arrive and last to leave the Cole's Pottery shop. She possesses the indomitable spirit that has kept a Cole in pottery-making for more than two centuries. Once when asked how much pottery was produced by Cole's Pottery in a year's time, Neolia answered by saying instead how much income a year's sales represented. Despite the fact that Cole's Pottery charged very little for the wares made there, the annual sum collected in a year was considerable. Wielding a sly grin, Neolia unashamedly conceded, \"And it's just dirt!\"\u003cbr\u003eIn a way, pottery is just dirt. But collectors and lovers of the art form know that much more than dirt contributed to the incomparable successes of North Carolina's early twentieth-century art potteries. It's a success story marked by adaptation, innovation, collaboration, and immensely hard work--a legacy that endures today.","brand":"America Through Time","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47038549360880,"sku":"9781634990172","price":29.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781634990172_p0.jpg?v=1763681788","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781634990172","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}