Lidded jar

NameLidded jar

Maker Daniel Johnston

CultureU.S. South

Date2012

Place madeSeagrove, North Carolina, United States, North America

MediumCeramic, glazed (wood-fired, combination salt glazed and ash slipped, stoneware)

Dimensionsjar (a: 18 7/8 × 24 × 24 in. (48 × 61 × 61 cm)
lid (b: 7 1/2 × 9 13/16 × 9 13/16 in. (19 × 25 × 25 cm)

Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, IFAF Collection, FA.2012.55.6ab

Object numberFA.2012.55.6ab

DescriptionLidded jar with gold drippy glaze. Applied ropes and decorative bands encircle the neck and lid. Lid has an onion domed knob, and vessel is stamped "D 523" on rim. There is a milky streak down one side of the vessel. Five light colored (kiln) marks on bottom.