Crusty, Drippy "Ugly" Signed Stoneware Pitcher old copper bucket with nice thick black and

with nice thick black and white paint for the face and red for the box

) the "C" which is just as it should be

or the process of using them

The use of a dark stain for a couple of long

In broken air

Crusty, Drippy "Ugly" Signed Stoneware Pitcher old copper bucket with nice thick black andThe dealer I bought this pitcher from described it on his label as ugly which of course added to my desire to grab it! Though they've never been my thing, and are usually way out of reach, I've been paying some attention to antique folk pottery jugs lately, to which this one, I don't think especially old, seems to pay homage. I'm not sure if the large "X"s incised into the sides were decorative or signaling rejection of this pitcher as a keeper (!),