Tuesday, December 31, 2024

The same item

Two different children independently decided to order a replacement for something their grandmother had had when they were young--a modern version of a German face mug.

Can you spot the differences? No, one is not tilted; that's just to keep the illumination roughly comparable.

2 comments:

Grim said...

Here I thought face jugs were an Appalachian thing. Pretty hideous, no matter who makes them.

https://www.si.edu/spotlight/american-face-vessels

james said...

I'd not seen those before. These descend from the Toby Jugs. The museum linked has quite a collection, including some of those you linked to made by slaves.