Comments on: Ugly Jugs

By: Helen

Helen — Wed, 14 Sep 2011 01:40:50 +0000

Making ugly jugs with my 5th grade artists this year – this is a nice site to show them on the smart board – love the videos ;0)

By: ROBERT ANDERSON

ROBERT ANDERSON — Sun, 08 Aug 2010 23:52:19 +0000

FACE JUGS WERE FIRST MADE IN THE “NORTH” YES!!!.THE REMMEY FAMILY OF POTTERS OF PHILA AND BALT MD. MADE FACE JUGS IN THE 1830′S.THE SLAVE AND SOUTHERN ROOT ATTRIBUTION ARE JUST NICE STORIES COPIED AND COPIED THAT SPREAD MORE FICTION ABOUT THESE JUGS THAN FACT.NO POTTERY OF THIS FORM IS FOUND IN AFRICA.THE FACE JUG TRADITION WENT SOUTH WITH POTTERS FROM THE NORTH LOOKING FOR WORK.
THE AMERICAN FACE JUG STARTED IN THE NORTH AND THE TRADITION WAS EXPANDED AND GREW THRU THE SOUTHERN POTTERIES.IT WOULD SEEM BY THE SIZE OF MOST 19TH CENT EXAMPLES,MANY WERE THE RIGHT SIZE FOR WHISKEY.ALSO NO EXAMPLES OF FACE JUGS BY DAVE THE SLAVE POTTER ARE KNOWN!!!FACE JUGS HAVE A LONG AND WELL DEVELOPED HISTORY IN THE SOUTH, BUT NOT THE FIRST AMERICAN EXAMPLES.

By: battery

battery — Wed, 23 Sep 2009 15:14:45 +0000

I just returned from the UK and saw Roman pottery with faces made in England during the Roman occupation

By: Sullivan Pottery

Sullivan Pottery — Thu, 02 Apr 2009 17:17:00 +0000

I have an article on my site (www.facejugartist.ning.com) with pictures of very old face jugs 13th century and older and a good Roman face jug from 1 BC. My research found many different inspirations for face jugs.

By: S.H.

S.H. — Wed, 14 Jan 2009 07:19:00 +0000

My parents bought an ugly face jug in the late ’80′s for around $200. It was made by Lanier Meaders, who lived in North Georgia. Their jug is now worth over $5K, but I still make my Mom hide it when I go to her house…it creeps me out!

By: battery

battery — Tue, 01 Jul 2008 09:45:53 +0000

[â€¦] museum will publish a catalogue of its Persian ceramics in June [â€¦]

By: Rena

Rena — Wed, 11 Jun 2008 20:50:57 +0000

Hi there! My little brother did a project on these and he has been dying to get one but we can’t find one anywhere. If you know where I might be able to order or buy one please let me know! My email is babyfirewolf11@hotmail.com. I greatly appreciate it!!

By: Jani Heil

Jani Heil — Thu, 03 Jan 2008 21:37:45 +0000

my face is ugly oh please help me!

By: kerrie

kerrie — Fri, 30 Nov 2007 17:33:53 +0000

it is ugly

By: Liz

Liz — Sun, 28 Oct 2007 01:39:17 +0000

Just found this site, I thought it was cool that my pottery work and name should show up on this site on my birthday! (By the way my web-site is copyrighted, so I should have been asked first.)
Regardless, I just wanted to set the record straight on face vessels. They have been made by potters of all different cultures all down through the centuries. American potters -black and white – were influenced by the potters immigrating to the US. I just returned from the UK and saw Roman pottery with faces made in England during the Roman occupation -bc – and also German pottery from the 1700′s that look so much like the face jugs being made by contemporary potters today. Even though I live here, South Carolina potters did not “invent” face jugs – we just perfected the craft.