Brown Glazed Stoneware Puzzle Jug antique tramp art frame but not another like this

but not another like this older one by an unknown maker

really gets me

Moakley (1931-2002) of Middleboro

She is officially recognized as part of the second wave of American Abstract Expressionists

but overall in very good condition

Brown Glazed Stoneware Puzzle Jug antique tramp art frame but not another like thisI did not know about puzzle jugs until I found this piece, but have since learned there is a long history of vessels like this the earliest example British and dating back to the 1300s with holes around the lip, designed to frustrate anyone who should try to pour or drink from them, and typically with text on the body of the vessel taunting someone to try. The incised text on this one reads: "Come gentlemen and try your skill I'll hold a wager if you