Bear Jar
Bear Jar
Producer
Frankovič Ján
SKU
48062688
Technics
pottery
Material
clay
Craft
clay craft, jug making
Size
dóza: height = 36.0 cm; dóza: width = 16.0 cm
About product
A jar in the shape of a seated bear, holding a vessel in its front paws, made of red clay, thrown on a wheel with handcrafted details (face, paws, tongue, pipe), composed of two parts (body and head). The fur on the head and back created by pressing clay through a thin cloth. Fur, eyes, and muzzle dark brown, transparent colorless glaze. Used for tobacco.
Member of the old pottery family from Bardejov, the fourteenth and last representative. He inherited from his father, who was the last master potter in Bardejov, the production legacy of the old craft along with written and other historical monuments...
