Best Orange Glaze Jugtown NC Pottery Bowl parrot darkening along the horizontal striations

darkening along the horizontal striations where it puddled a bit

I'm guessing these are likely early 20th c

which I really love as they make it seem as if it was handled so often the edges needed protection

This would once have been used for drawing a staff of five lines on a school chalkboard--either for music class

with the same form and black bristles marked as such on its handle

Best Orange Glaze Jugtown NC Pottery Bowl parrot darkening along the horizontal striationsI'll always pick up a piece of orange glazed Jugtown pottery when I find it just the best orange ever, and old Jugtown pieces I think have a special feeling about them, earthy and honest and rich. Jugtown pottery was founded in 1921 by Jacques and Juliana Busbee, artists from Raleigh, NC, who sought to meld forms from ancient traditions with those of utilitarian pottery developed in North Carolina. 6 1 8" in diameter x 1 3 4" t and in very good