(Sand Mountain, DeKalb County, circa 1870s to 1880s) two tone light green and olive greenish brown alkaline lime glaze, slightly curved tapered form, inscribed "5" on front shoulder, two thick applied strap handles with impressed terminals to opposing sides of upper shoulder, ridged curved shoulder with flared semi round rim, angled interior neck with flared mouth and lid ledge, incised alternating combed wavy and straight line decoration in eight sections from upper shoulder to lower body, 17-1/2 in.

Provenance: From the Folklife Collection of Southern Pottery Scholar, Author and Professor of English at Georgia State University, Dr. John Burrison, Atlanta, Georgia

Note: In the catalog description from Shaping Traditions: Folk Arts in a Changing South, John Burrison, University of Georgia Press, 2000, pg. 129, cat. no. 280, Burrison writes, "Such two tone wares are among Alabama's most distinctive. An iron bearing mineral was added to the glaze for the dark portion. A lid fit into the water filled well surrounding the mouth of this specialized form, creating an airtight seal that allowed bubbling gasses from fermenting wine or malt liquor to escape."

Exhibited: Previously on Loan at the Atlanta History Center for viewing in the exhibition Shaping Traditions: Folk Arts in the Changing South from 1996 to 2024

Illustrated: Shaping Traditions: Folk Arts in the Changing South, John Burrison, University of Georgia Press, 2000, color plate 8, center of book, cat. no. 280