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Face Jug

Date1978

Maker Burlon Craig (1914-2002)

OriginAmerica, North Carolina, Vale

MediumAsh-glazed stoneware

DimensionsOverall: 7 9/16 x 6 3/4in. (19.2 x 17.1cm)

Credit LineGift of Daisy Wade Bridges

Object number2010.900.1

DescriptionThrown stoneware jug with tall, narrow spout on top of steeply slanted shoulders in brown and blue, a face added to one side of the pot consisting of large splayed ears, eyes, eyebrows, a large nose, and white porcelain teeth in a smiling mouth, extruded handle on opposite side from face.Label TextBurlon Craig was one of the first twentieth-century potters to revive the face jug tradition. He continued to work in a traditional manner during a time when many potters were converting to more modern electric kilns and purchasing clay rather than digging it themselves. Prior to the late 1970s Craig limited his production to useful wares. This piece comes from one of the earliest firings of Craig face jugs and is a wonderful example of his work.Mark(s)Stamped on base "B. B. CRAIG / VALE, N. C."ProvenancePurchased from the potter by Daisy Wade Bridges