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Posted 6 years ago
ho2cultcha
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I think that this is Mexican, but i am not absolutely certain. it's very old, wherever it's from. i found it today at a salvage store in Berkeley. it has a lot of character and i like it.
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Very nice, I think that pictcher
probably did a lot of talking to a lot of hippies
yes! i think i've seen him at a few parties myself!
That really is a cool piece Pete, it was maybe a Carnival Prize, terra cotta clay, molded, fired, and unfinished, cheep, but still looks good! It could have a salt glaze, to shine, nice! :^)
thanks bill!
cool piece...
He's kinda scary lookin ho2! Maybe the first "Toby" mug??? Looks like a jester too but don't know either.
bill - i think it is either a salt glaze or one of those old green glazes i see in Mexico and Guatemala - but diluted - mostly warn completely off. thanks Roycroft and shareurpassion! kinda scarey in a 'Punch and Judy' kind of way. https://www.google.com.ua/search?tbm=isch&q=punch+and+judy+vintage+puppets&imgrc=-m9WJsVFge3p4M:&cad=h
actually, i like his face. not scarey, but amusing and smart.
I think Mexican, probably from the Puebla or Oaxaca area, circa the 1930s or early 40s. These are often called “portrait pitchers” and were made to serve pulque.
This is a pitcher, from Puebla City, from a place call, "Barrio de la Luz". Its a Pulque pitcher, I have 60 diferentes, glass, and pottery. This design come from France, from the factory of mayolica Sarreguemines. This is a Toby Face from France. Arrive to Mexico in 1864 with the emperor Maximiliano before 5 de mayo battle, the french army use for drink beer, but in Mexico, the people copy and use for drink pulque, the mexico national drink, juice from the maguey. In old tows today the old artisans make this pitcher in 2018....
I’m with Collieblack. In Australia we had versions of it too done by a series of Queensland potteries supplying water jugs to pubs.
Wow - thanks for all the details collieblack! Interesting. I have quite a few pulque cups, but this type is new for me. thanks for commenting art.pottery and Kevin!