A GLAZED EARTHENWARE FIGURAL JUG
A GLAZED EARTHENWARE FIGURAL JUG

POSSIBLY ALABAMA, 19TH CENTURY

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A GLAZED EARTHENWARE FIGURAL JUG
Possibly Alabama, 19th century
The olive green-glazed form with domed wide brimmed hate centering a spout above a human laughing face set over a cylindrical body with applied arms terminating in clasped hands, on a conforming base
12in. high
Literature
Vlach, The Afro-American Tradition in Decorative Art (Cleveland, 1978), p. 93, fig. 89.
Exhibited
Lincroft, New Jersey, Monmouth Museum, "Masterpieces of American Folk Art," September 30-November 29, 1975.