Face Jug

Artist unknown (American, 19th century)

c. 1860

Stoneware and alkaline glaze

Art Institute of Chicago

A small, dark-colored ceramic vessel shaped like a face with a handle and spout. A small, dark-colored ceramic vessel shaped like a face with a handle and spout. Small, dark colored ceramic vessel with a handle and spout at the top. The front of the vessel looks like a face, with two round forms making the eyes, a long, thin form a nose, and an oval form the mouth. Two ear-like shapes protude from the side of the vessel.