Maroon and Clear Flute

Cam Langley

1987

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Large, heavy stoneware jar of bulbous shape covered with a rich green alkaline glaze, with applied grapes and vines under the lip and around the reserves, which contain in relief on one side the head of George Washington and on the other the head of Thomas Jefferson, above each head eagles support banners that read respectively "Hurrah for Washington" and "Hurrah for Jefferson," with two loop handles.
Small face jug of red stoneware covered with a dark brown opaque glaze, the two large ears protrude from the sides of the face, the eyes are wideset and dark, the nose is large and bulbous, with raised eyebrows, the open mouth below a rounded mustache reveals six white, crooked teeth, with incised decoration around the spout and on the handle.
Face jug of tan stoneware with two small ears on either side, two large almond-shaped eyes glazed blue and green, which sit below two oval looped handles on either side of the neck, the nose with prominent nostrils, two flat lips and five white teeth, the face incised with squiggly lines to resemble a beard below the lower lip and with additional squiggly lines on the cheeks, the face additionally highlighted in a brown glaze around the eyes and nose and which is runny on the right side, the handles highlighted in blue glaze which likewise runs down the sides.
White silk ribbon printed in red and blue ink with eagle and shield motif derived from the Great Seal of the United States, and the American flag crowned with a red Phrygian cap, a symbol of freedom and the pursuit of liberty. Above the pictorial motif are the words: 1776. / JULY 4th / 1865.; below are the words: VICTORY! / LIBERTY! / PEACE!