DepartmentUnited States & Canada

Face jug

NameFace jug

Artist or maker Lanier Meaders (1917 - 1998)

Collective/Group NEA National Heritage Fellow

Date1981

Place madeMossy Creek, Georgia, United States, North America

MediumCeramic, glaze, white clay or stone eyes and teeth

DimensionsOverall: 10 3/16 x 7 1/2 x 7 1/16 in. (25.9 x 19 x 18 cm)

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

Object numberFA.2010.96.52

Collections

NEA National Heritage Fellows

DescriptionDeep olive green glazed face jug with white teeth and eyeballs with dark blue pupils. Man's face with spout and handle. Signed on bottom Lanier Meaders 1-1-81 and the #17.

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