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Face Jug
- Maker: Lanier Meaders
- Medium: Stoneware, quartz rock
- Place Made: Mossy Creek, Georgia, USA
- Dates: 1974
- Dimensions: 9 5/8 x 7 5/8 x 6 3/4 in. (24.4 x 19.4 x 17.1 cm) Diameter of base: 5 1/4 in. (13.3 cm)
- Markings: Incised on bottom in script: "Lanier Meaders"
- Signature: no signature
- Inscriptions: no inscriptions
- Collections: Decorative Arts
- Museum Location:
This item is on view in Luce Visible Storage and Study Center, 5th Floor - Accession Number: 76.62
- Credit Line: Gift of Herbert W. Hemphill, Jr.
- Image: Overall, 76.62_bw.jpg. Brooklyn Museum photograph
- Catalogue Description: Ash-glazed stoneware jug with quartz rock accents. Circular base, rounded body, sloping shoulders, neck, and opening. Dark olive brown loop handle attached at base of neck and at shoulder line. Body is thrown and turned on a potter's wheel. Face is modeled by hand. Eyes, nose, mouth, ears and eyebrows stand out in relief. Face is contorted with sunken cheeks. Eyeballs are unglazed white ceramic, pupils are painted black, and teeth are quartz rock pebbles. CONDITION: Excellent
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