Rare Large-Sized Indiana Stoneware Snake Jug w/ Applied Skull and Crossbones and Turtle

Spring 2025 Stoneware Auction

Lot #: 8

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Rare Large-Sized Stoneware Temperance Jug, Indiana origin, late 19th century, semi-ovoid jug with squared spout, the handle modeled in the form of a snake with incised scaling, pierced eyes and nostrils, and open mouth, coiled around the neck of the jug, its head facing the spout. Shoulder decorated with a modeled and applied skull and cross bones and midsection decorated with a hand-modeled turtle. Surface covered in a mottled, translucent honey-to-brown-colored glaze. Impressive in size and unusual in its glaze, this jug features a lesser-seen skull and cross bones motif, more direct than the reptiles in its message about the danger of the alcohol within. Provenance: Ex-Michael Hall and Pat Glascock, Hamtramck, MI. Turtle's head restored. A minor chip to spout. H 10 1/2".

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