This studio pottery stoneware jug features a bulbous body and a flared rim accented by two incised horizontal bands. The vessel is finished with a sophisticated and complex variegated glaze, characterized by large, dark charcoal-gray circular patches set against a dense field of cream-colored cellular or beaded crystalline formations over a ferruginous brown ground. The neck and single loop handle are treated with a contrasting speckled ochre glaze. The unglazed base features an impressed maker's mark reading E.M. SMITH. This piece reflects the mid-century to contemporary studio pottery tradition, emphasizing experimental glaze chemistry and organic forms.

Dimensions: 4.50"L x 3.50"W x 5.25"H
Weight: 12.00oz

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