Five-Gallon Jar

Possibly Elijah Edmond McPherson, Sand Mountain

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Futura vase, "Hexagon Twist", shape 425-8"
Large, rectangular quilt made of cotton feed sacks in the "Butterfly" pattern, pieced together in a grid of 20 blocks of white fabric edged in green, the center of each block with appliqued and embroidered butterflies in a variety of colorful patterns.
Small rectangular rosewood box with hinged lid, the top with silver inlay in the form of the Mesoamerican serpent god Quetzalcoatl, his body tied in a knot, with feathers extending from his tail and his tongue out.
Tall, slender face jug of tan stoneware covered with a drippy alkaline glaze, with two small ears sticking out on either side, a strong nose and two eyes high up on the shoulder of the jug, the mouth open and with four white teeth, on either side of the neck are two small loop handles that terminate in small, cartoonish, hands.