Galena Jug 1941

"Galena Jug," a watercolor painting by Archie Thompson (1855-1995), depicts a simple stoneware jug with a rounded body and a single handle. The jug, rendered in shades of green, brown, and orange, sits against a plain off-white background. Thompson's meticulous detail brings the jug to life, capturing the subtle variations in the glaze and the rough texture of the clay. The artwork demonstrates Thompson's skill in still-life painting, a genre popular in the early 20th century, and celebrates the beauty of everyday objects.