Storage Jar

NameJar

Maker Ben Owen III

CultureU.S. South

Date2006

Place madeSeagrove, North Carolina, United States, North America

MediumCeramic, wood-fired stoneware with ash glaze.

Dimensions24 5/8 × 13 3/4 × 13 3/4 in. (62.5 × 35 × 35 cm)

Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, IFAF Collection, FA.2013.36.9

Object numberFA.2013.36.9

Collections

United States and Canada

DescriptionLarge Song-inspired liquid storage jar, with vertical combed lines over the central body. Brown, copper color on lower half, subtle color gradation caused by ash build-up resulting in silvery taupe colors near the top. Narrow base, narrower opening, three small handles on top surface, near the end of the combed portion. Short neck which is partly coppery brown and partly taupe.