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English and Colonial American pottery
 
Devon Harvest Jug, English and Colonial American pottery, c. 1999; Michael L. Burrey (b. 1960); Plymouth, Massachusetts; Red clay and slip; 9 1/4 x 8 (with handle) x 7 1/2 in.; Collection of the artist; Photography by Jason Dowdle
Devon Harvest Jug, English and Colonial American pottery, c. 1999
Michael L. Burrey (b. 1960)
Plymouth, Massachusetts
Red clay and slip
9 1/4 x 8 (with handle) x 7 1/2 in.
Collection of the artist
Photography by Jason Dowdle
 
Detail of compass sgrafitto on Devon harvest jug; English and Colonial American pottery; c. 1999; Michael L. Burrey (b. 1960)
Michael Burrey at craft area of Lowell Folk Festival; English and Colonial American pottery; 2009: Lowell, Massachusetts
 
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Michael L. Burrey
Plymouth, MA
This form, the Devon Harvest jug, was developed as a way to carry beer to farm workers at harvest time. The distinctive decoration on this jug is known as sgraffito, Italian for "scratched." Potters make sgraffito decorations by coating the dried body of the pot with slip, a watered-down clay of a lighter shade. They then cut a design into the surface of the dried slip to reveal the darker body underneath.
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