DepartmentUnited States & Canada
Three-gallon jar
NameJar
CultureU.S. South
Dateca. 1890
(not assigned)North Carolina, United States, North America
MediumCeramic, glazed (stoneware, wood fired, alkaline glazed)
Dimensions12 15/16 × 8 7/16 × 8 7/16 in. (32.8 × 21.5 × 21.5 cm)
Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, IFAF Collection, FA.2013.60.1
Object numberFA.2013.60.1
ProvenancePurchased by Karen Duffy on 11/8/13 from Dr. John A. Burrison, Atlanta, Georgia.
DescriptionLarge olive green jar with two strap handles near rim. Slightly narrowed base, body relatively straight, narrows at small shoulder to flared lip.early 20th-mid 20th Century
late 19th-early 20th Century
ca. 1950
2012