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<p>[QUOTE="wlwhittier, post: 4508335, member: 76316"]I've seen jugs like this called an Ola...it's ~12½" high without the lid, ~10" major diameter; the neck is ~4½" long, its mouth ~1⅜" ID, the foot is ~6½" diameter. Weight is ~74 ounces. Very skillfully thrown, smoothly finished...but the lid seems crudely done, almost brutally utilitarian by comparison. It is decorated, and unmarked.</p><p><br /></p><p>I've had it 25 years, and got it from an old friend who had an eagle eye, and whose collection was first rate and highly eclectic. She liked me, and essentially gave it away.</p><p><br /></p><p>Does it appear Mexican, and if so is it an Ola or has it another name? Thanks, y'all, for your comments!</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]395434[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]395436[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]395437[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]395439[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]395441[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]395443[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]395445[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]395446[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="wlwhittier, post: 4508335, member: 76316"]I've seen jugs like this called an Ola...it's ~12½" high without the lid, ~10" major diameter; the neck is ~4½" long, its mouth ~1⅜" ID, the foot is ~6½" diameter. Weight is ~74 ounces. Very skillfully thrown, smoothly finished...but the lid seems crudely done, almost brutally utilitarian by comparison. It is decorated, and unmarked. I've had it 25 years, and got it from an old friend who had an eagle eye, and whose collection was first rate and highly eclectic. She liked me, and essentially gave it away. Does it appear Mexican, and if so is it an Ola or has it another name? Thanks, y'all, for your comments! [ATTACH=full]395434[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]395436[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]395437[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]395439[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]395441[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]395443[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]395445[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]395446[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]
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