Franklin Lafayette ("Fate") Becham, born Crawford County, GA 1871-died Crawford County, GA 1958 Search this
Medium:
alkaline glaze stoneware
Dimensions:
17 5/8 x 13 1/8 in. (44.8 x 33.3 cm.) diam.
Type:
Decorative Arts-Ceramic
Folk Art
Date:
before 1918
Luce Center Label:
The initials "FLB" on the handle of this jug mark this as the work of Fate Becham, although the whole family used the same beehive shape and alkaline glaze in their work. He made the "tobacco spit" or "rock" glaze by adding pieces of iron-bearing materials to a lime mixture. In the kiln, the glaze melted and ran down the pot to create the mottled appearance (Lynda Hartigan, Made with Passion, 1990).
Credit Line:
Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Herbert Waide Hemphill, Jr. and museum purchase made possible by Ralph Cross Johnson
