Jar with four lug handles

NameJar

Maker Kim Ellington (born 1954)

CultureU.S. South

DateDecember, 2011

Place madeVale, North Carolina, United States, North America

MediumCeramic, glazed (wood-fired, combination alkaline glazed stoneware)

Dimensions17 1/2 × 11 13/16 × 11 13/16 in. (44.5 × 30 × 30 cm)

Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, IFAF Collection, FA.2012.55.16

Object numberFA.2012.55.16

Collections

United States and Canada

DescriptionWide mouthed jar with four curved lug handles. Glaze in medium to dark brown, tan, and blue green with drips. Horizontal incising circles neck, six dark brown wavy lines encircle jar, and four more horizontal lines circle the foot. "GKE" and a maker's mark are incised just below one handle.