DepartmentUnited States & Canada

Snake Jug

NameSnake Jug

Maker Burlon B. Craig (American, 1914 - 2002)

Place madeVale, North Carolina, United States, North America

MediumCeramic (white clay eyes), glaze

DimensionsOverall: 11 5/8 x 7 5/16 x 7 1/2 in. (29.5 x 18.5 x 19 cm)

Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, IFAF Collection, from the collection of Eric Zafran, FA.2010.96.

Object numberFA.2010.96.53

DescriptionDark olive green jug with spout and handle. Snake with white eyes winds from lower bottom left to upper front around behind handle. Shoulder of jug scribed with set of three wavy lines and three straight lines closer to spout. Stamped on bottom B.B. Craig, Vale, NC.