Chicken

NameSculpture

Maker Charles Moore

Date1999

Place madeSeagrove, North Carolina, United States, North America

MediumCeramic, glazed (wood fired combination salt glazed and copper glazed stoneware)

Dimensions8 1/16 × 3 1/8 × 7 5/16 in. (20.4 × 8 × 18.5 cm)

Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, IFAF Collection, FA.2012.55.1

Object numberFA.2012.55.1

DescriptionRooster with buff body and red and green head and tail. Red and green glaze has more of a shiny finish. Chicken has curved part of tip of tail , extended comb and beak, and wattles. Wings and feathers have been drawn onto the body, and feet are visible on the base. There are two protuding eyes Two " Jugtown Ware " stamps are on the bottom 1999 is also stamped. Signed on bottom.