C.J. Becham stoneware jug,

squatty ovoid form with two applied handles, runny medium olive alkaline glaze, one handle stamped "CJB" (C. Jackson Becham, son of Washington Becham, Crawford County, Georgia, late 19th century), 14-1/2 in. Excellent condition, various glaze anomalies as fired. Provenance: Billy Allen For a discussion of Becham pottery and illustrations of similar examples, see John A. Burrison, [Brothers in Clay,] University of Georgia Press, 1983, pp.144-145.