Historical Ceramic Face Jug

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Historical ceramic face jug.

Where it is thought that the facejug tradition got it s start in our country. Thomas davies pottery and are suspected to be slave made. In 2018 a similar 4 gallon jug with a blue cobalt bird design in excellent condition sold for 400 on ebay. There are examples in the pottery of ancient greece and that of pre columbian america early european examples date from the 13th century and the german stoneware bartmann jug was a popular later medieval and renaissance form.

It sold for 293 in 2009. In a region like ours where histories are often oral tracing the origins of our traditions is tricky. The tradition of pottery with faces dates back to egyptian and mesopotamian times and appears in many other cultures thoughout history. West troy pottery stoneware jug.

Ram pottery bobby greer 2005 southern folk art pottery creston nc ugly face jug 66 97 the borg lynn thurman face jug pottery folk art 9 tall x 7 wide. This 18 inch 4 gallon west troy jug with a handle features a whimsical hand painted blue design. There are conflicting accounts multiple stories and varying theories about the 1st face jugs in the us. Later the british toby jug was a popular form that became mass produced.

Our contributor has a startling piece of art a ceramic jug with eyes nose ears and teeth bared in a grimace. A history of american face jugs. It had no chips cracks or repairs and was in excellent condition. One account lists an unknown potter in massachusetts as the.

The use of pottery jugs can be traced back beyond the roman empire. A face jug is a jug pottery that depicts a face. Face jug history following are several face jugs which are attributed to the bf landrum miles mill and col. These face jugs were made in the area of edgefield s c.

Among that rich history is the port of charleston. Face jugs are one of the traditions that are an amalgam of many cultural influences. For centuries african americans have utilized face jugs and is a symbolic item of african american material culture during the civil war the local potteries and slaved labor mass produced clay wears like pitchers and plates for the confederate army. The history of face jugs starts all the way back from the fourteenth century.

Especially in america a number of modern. She suspects african americans made this face jug during the civil war era and. A ceramic jug found in germantown pa turns out to be an example of a significant 19th century protective relic and piece of art a face jug created by african american slaves and freedmen.