Jug
Keeler, Walter
Jug, tall, reddish buff stoneware, partly slipped and sprayed with green-black pigment, salt-glazed; comprising two wheel-thrown cylinders, compressed into an oval, the lower with three ribs in relief, the upper slanting backward, groove in each side, running downward from a small double circle motif, high curving lip, grooved strap handle forming a lengthy curve, the lower part of the body slip-coated, giving the salt-glaze a mottled green-black appearance, the interior glazed a lighter olive green; on the upper part, and especially on the handle, the glaze has crawled, producing a pronounced orange peel effect.
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