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Stoneware jar

NameJar
Maker Melvin Lee Owens (1917 - 2003)
Workshop Jugtown Pottery
CultureU.S. South
Date20th Century
Place madeSeagrove, North Carolina, United States, North America
MediumCeramic (stoneware), glazed (oil fired, salt glazed)
Dimensions9 13/16 × 6 7/8 in. (25 × 17.5 cm)
Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, IFAF Collection, FA.2013.57.4
Object numberFA.2013.57.4
DescriptionLight gray jar with opposed lug handles. Incised lines run horizontally below the handles with wavy lines between them. Signed "M.L. Owens 1982" and stamped "M.L. OWEN Seagrove NC" on bottom (signed with 's,' but stamped without)
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