Face Jug
Date1977
Artist/Maker
Evan Javan Brown Jr.
(possibly)
b. 1923
Artist/Maker
Evan Javan Brown Sr.
(possibly)
1897 - 1980
MediumBrown salt-glazed stoneware
DimensionsH: 10 1/4" x 8" x 8" (26.0 cm x 20.3 cm x 20.3 cm.) diam. of base: 5 1/2" (14.0 cm.)
Credit LineGift of Edward A. Chappell
Object number1991.900.6
DescriptionVery dark brown jug with strap handle and facial features, Albany slip. Horns are on either side of the jug neck. "Lug-type" ears applied vertically. Bulging eyes, flattened nose, open mouth with large lips revealing white, irregularly-shaped teeth. A moustache tilts upward to either side on the upper lip. Eyebrows are merely slightly roughened areas of the clay body.Label TextAlmost every one in the Brown family was involved in the stoneware industry in some way during the twentieth century. Moving back and forth between Georgia and North Carolina, this family is known for making both utilitarian vessels and numerous fanciful face jugs. With its rakish moustache, dark slip, and white teeth this piece is a wonderful example of the devil face jug form.Mark(s)Stamped into the bottom of the jug in block letters is "E. J. BROWN" and, in another area of the bottom, are stamped "Evan's" [in italic stamp] and "ARDEN, N.C." [in block lettered stamp differing from the first].
1835-1855
