You can easily recognize the jars from the pottery center of Brioude in Haute-Loire by the very red color of the clay they are made of. This intense red results from the strong load of iron oxide of this earth. This oil jar is globular, compact.
It has three handles and a pinched tubular spout on which we notice a slight lack. Its robustness contrasts with the finesse of its ornamentation, modeled in fingered bands.
On the front in the form of a bib, there is a glaze expressly intended for the smooth flow of oil during pouring.
Oil jar - 19th century - Auvergne
