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Face jug
about 1860
Object Place: Edgefield District, South Carolina
Medium/Technique
Stoneware, alkaline (ash) glaze; kaolin clay inserts
Dimensions
Overall: 14.3 x 11.7 x 12.1 cm (5 5/8 x 4 5/8 x 4 3/4 in.)
Credit Line
The John Axelrod Collection—Frank B. Bemis Fund, Charles H. Bayley Fund, and The Heritage Fund for a Diverse Collection
Accession Number2011.1808
CollectionsAmericas
DescriptionFace vessel with spout at top. Eyes and teeth made from white kaolin set in earthenware body, and covered with the same alkaline glaze as the body. Broad nose with wide-set eyes. Greenish glaze.
ProvenanceBy 1926, George S. McKearin (b. 1874 - d. 1950), Hoosick, NY [see note 1]; sold by McKearin to D. S. Clark (dealer); 1952, sold by Clark to Harry E. Frey (b. 1913 - d. 2008) and Dorothy Castle Frey (b. 1916 - d. 1990), Terre Haute, IN; sold by the Freys to Jayne Blaske (b. 1916 - d. 1984), Battle Creek, MI; September 17, 1983, Blaske collection sale, Skinner, Boston, lot 506, to Tony L. Shank, Marion, SC; June 8, 1997, sold by Shank to John Axelrod, Boston; 2011, sold by John Axelrod to the MFA. (Accession Date: June 22, 2011).
NOTES:
[1] Illustrated in John Spargo, Early American Pottery and China (New York: The Century Co., 1926), plate 61.
NOTES:
[1] Illustrated in John Spargo, Early American Pottery and China (New York: The Century Co., 1926), plate 61.