DepartmentUnited States & Canada
Grave Marker Vessel
NameVessel
CultureU.S. South
Date2011
Place madeNorth Carolina, United States, North America
MediumCeramic, glazed (wood-fired, salt glazed stoneware)
Dimensions14 3/8 × 7 7/8 × 7 7/8 in. (36.5 × 20 × 20 cm)
Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, IFAF Collection, FA.2012.55.15
Object numberFA.2012.55.15
DescriptionGrave marker vessel with a clear green and brown glaze over thistle flower on vessel with "onion dome". Bottom of dome surrounded by dark brown. Deliberate horizontal incising encircles vessel. There are a few darker green drips on side with just leaves, the rest of vessel has medium green drips. Thistle flowers on one side, just leaves on the other. Several circular black spots dotted around vessel. Bottom stamped "East Fork " has four light colored kiln marks.
20th Century
