Face jug
about 1860
Object PlaceSouth Carolina
Medium/TechniqueStoneware, alkaline (ash) glaze; kaolin clay inserts
DimensionsOverall: 14.3 x 11.7 x 12.1 cm (5 5/8 x 4 5/8 x 4 3/4 in.)
Credit LineThe John Axelrod Collection—Frank B. Bemis Fund, Charles H. Bayley Fund, and The Heritage Fund for a Diverse Collection
Accession number2011.1808
On View
On viewClassificationsCeramics
Collections
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.
early 13th century
12th–13th century
