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Hello Ian,
Welcome to Unexpected Discoveries! Man, that is a Great Groteque Jug. Thanks for posting it. I had to do a little lookin for information on Evan Javan Brown. He certainly hails from a Potting Family.
 "Candles and lanterns provided light before homes had electricity. People would put a candle inside the lantern to help light a room. You could use the string on the top to hang it or you could carry the lantern like a flashlight.
This earthenware lantern was made by Evan Javan Brown, Jr. (Born 1923) in Buncombe County in the mountains of North Carolina." From.
 "O'Henry Pottery and E.J. Brown Pottery, Valdese & Connelly Springs, North Carolina
There is some confusion over whether the O'Henry Pottery was in Valdese, or in Connelly Springs where E.J. later had his pottery.
Circa 1937-1951 Valdese and Connelly Springs, North Carolina. Owned by Anderson Mitchell Church. The chief potter was Evan Javan Brown (b. 1897 – d. 1980), other known potters include Edward Brown (b.1917 – d. ?) and McGruder Bishop (b. ? – d.1970).
The pottery was named after the author O’Henry, a pen name for William Sydney Porter, born in Greensboro, NC (b. 1862-d.1910). O'Henry was a prolific writer who produced more than 600 short stories in his life.
O’Henry pottery was marked Valdese, but was actually made in Connelly Springs. Part of the pottery building still stands beside Highway 70 West of Connelly Springs, NC. This road, and its destination to the resort areas around Asheville are the main reason for the O'Henry pottery to open in Connelly Springs, right on Highway 70.
Stamp: O’Henry Pottery Valdese, NC also sometimes Hand Made E.J. Brown.
Art Pottery, dinnerware, churns, crocks, jars, jugs, face Jugs, flower pots, and utility pieces were all made in the pottery. Terra Cotta (unglazed) flowerpots, strawberry jars, and large Rebecca jugs and porch vases were made. Stoneware and earthenware clays were used, some locally dug. Alkaline glaze, Albany slip, Bristol and colored glazes were all used.
E.J. Brown was the most prolific potter at O’Henry. He had learned to pot at his father's , James Osborn Brown's, shop in Atlanta, GA, and had potted in Georgia, Florida, Alabama, and both North and South Carolina. In 1951 A.M. Church sold the pottery to E. J. Brown. E.J. continued to run the pottery for some years as the Brown Pottery, Valdese, NC before moving to Arden, NC just outside of Asheville. His son , Evan Brown Jr. ran Evan’s Pottery until his death in 2002.. EJ. Brown was the Son of James Osborn Brown of Atlanta, GA. Evan was the brother of Davis Brown of Arden, North Carolina. Davis and E.J. started the Brown Pottery there which is still in operation today." From.
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Face Jug
about 1974
Evan Javan Brown, Sr.
glazed stoneware
7 1/8 x 5 1/8 x 5 1/2 in. (18.1 x 12.9 x 14 cm)
Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Herbert Waide Hemphill, Jr. and museum purchase made possible by Ralph Cross Johnson
1986.65.27
Davis P. Brown, the founder of Brown's Pottery and Javan's brother, made the company's first devil jug in the early 1920s, which he placed outside the store's door to attract attention. Javan Brown probably crafted this face jug in his own workshop in Valdese, North Carolina. He made the teeth from pieces of broken plate, and used a thick black glaze to emphasize the face's ugly features." From.
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