Face jug

NameJug

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

Dimensions8 1/8 × 6 7/16 in. (20.6 × 16.3 cm)

Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, IFAF Collection, FA.2013.57.5

Object numberFA.2013.57.5

Collections

United States and Canada

DescriptionThis face jug has three pointed teeth, a prominent nose, bulbous eyes within protruding lid, and deep stylized ears high on the head. It is glazed in a shiny light tan and has dark drips which run down the sides of the nose, and a few down the back. "M.L. Owens" signed in cursive on the bottom.