A brown-glazed ceramic jug with a drip design allover, a short neck and a handle extending from the neck to the shoulder.
Jug, Unknown Maker (American), c. 1870-1880s, ceramic, Telfair Museum of Art, Savannah, Georgia.
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An ash glaze combines wood ash with clay in a watery slur which is then sprayed or thrown onto the vessel prior to firing to make a decoration of the type seen on this jug.