Best Orange Glaze Jugtown NC Pottery Bowl parrot The weave of the seat

The weave of the seat is tight and in great shape

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

darkening along the horizontal striations where it puddled a bit

Best Orange Glaze Jugtown NC Pottery Bowl parrot The weave of the seatI'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