attributed to the Miles Mill Manufactory, Edgefield District, South Carolina, likely pre 1870, runny mottled greenish tan glaze over brown under glaze, applied facial features including thin curved eyebrows, elongated pinched nose with flared nostrils, comma form ears, bulging eyelids with inset kaolin eyes, pronounced lips with impressed inset kaolin teeth, applied strap handle from shoulder to side of spout, curved neck, flat flared rim, 4-3/4 in.
Provenance: From the Collection of Elbert H. Parsons, Jr., Huntsville, Alabama, purchased from David Wheatcroft Antiques in 2004, this lot is accompanied by the original receipt of purchase.
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From the Collection of Elbert H. Parsons, Jr., Huntsville, Alabama, purchased from David Wheatcroft Antiques in 2004, this lot is accompanied by the original receipt of purchase.
glaze voids and anomalies as made, tiny specks of kiln debris on left cheek, back shoulder, and under right eye, all as made, unglazed areas around eyes as made, firing separation to corner of left eye as made, firing separation behind right ear as made, impressed area to back of jug at handle terminus as made, wear on base and base edge, grime accumulation on eyes and teeth due to age and handling, very good condition
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