Vintage 1977 Jugtown Pottery salt-glaze stoneware vase approx. 5.25 tall, handcrafted in Seagrove, North Carolina. This bulbous, hand-turned ovoid piece features an elegant flared rim and represents a highly collectible era of Southern folk art pottery under master potter Vernon Owens. The bottom base displays a crisp, legible "Jugtown Ware" circular stamp with the iconic jug silhouette and is explicitly hand-inscribed by the potter with the production year "1977". It showcases a classic grey-tan salt glaze with a distinct "orange peel" texture characteristic of historic groundhog kiln firings, beautifully accented by natural iron blossoms and a subtle, hand-applied splash of faint cobalt blue decoration bleeding softly down one side.