Quilt, “Sampler” and “Strip” patterns

Mary Lucas

About 1980

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Jug with one strap-handle from neck to shoulder
Tall, baluster-shaped face jug of tan stoneware covered with a darker alkaline glaze, with lopsided ears and applied, prominent eyebrows, the brown eyes protrude from their sockets and are highlighted with white glaze, the nose has large, flared nostrils, the wide mouth shows a goofy grin with six upper, square white teeth, the double lower lip with four square white teeth on each side, with a handle in back, two gray streaks of glaze run down the backside, the entire body with flecks of blue.
Tall, glass champagne flute with spirally-fluted, conical bowl, in a shade of deep purple that fades to clear at the bottom of the bowl, the clear glass stem is textured, the round foot also of clear glass.
Snake quilt, found in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, white and red with prints for snakes, blue outing/flannel lining