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Jug
Collection of the Lowe Art Museum, University of Miami
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Jug

Artist/Maker (Artist Unknown)
Dateca. 1900
Mediumpottery
DimensionsOverall: 6 3/8 x 7 x 5 3/8 in. (16.2 x 17.8 x 13.7 cm)
ClassificationsContainers
Credit LineGift of Alan Potamkin
Terms
    Object number2012.2.32
    DescriptionThe Toby jug is an eighteenth century English type that inspired imitations in many other ceramic traditions around the world. It seems to have had a special appeal to Africans, possibly because theu had their own types of drinking or libation vessels that were decorated with human heads. Judging from the detailing, especially the way the eyes are made, this piece probably dates from around the turn of the century.
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