Antique 1891 Folk Art Memory Jug / Spirit Jar Stoneware Mixed Media By Florenc

Rare antique folk-art memory jug, inscribed “Made in U.S.A. by Florence 1897.”
Crafted from a brown-glazed stoneware jug covered in clay and embedded with mixed materials — glass, shells, metal pieces, buttons, pottery shards, and other found relics.

Traditionally known as a Memory Jug or Spirit Jar, these were handmade in the late 19th century to memorialize loved ones or serve as protective folk-art charms.

Details:

Date: 1891 (inscribed on base)

Maker: “By Florence” (hand-written)

Origin: U.S.A.

Materials: Stoneware base with embedded relics and mortar coating

Approx. size:

Condition: Antique, heavy wear, dust, and embedded age patina — do not clean or open; displays beautifully as found