Perfect Form - Vintage Ribbed Studio Pottery Pitcher Incised "R" antique carved whimsy This carved stone head distills

This carved stone head distills much of what I love about Inuit art--through a spareness of means this face manages to feel resolute as well as vulnerable

but would think Victorian era

and were primarily made for show purposes and display

One can just barely make out an old graphite drawn face of this very old friend

the "Broomfield" scrawled at the bottom of each sketch I believe refers to the location of the drawing--a hamlet in Wiltshire

Perfect Form - Vintage Ribbed Studio Pottery Pitcher Incised "R" antique carved whimsy This carved stone head distillsAn excellent pitcher to display atop the old painted stool I just listed perfectly complementary. Pitchers are my favorite form of pottery, and the combination of boxy, ribbed body, swoop of a handle, and narrow neck opening to wide lip on this one is really beautiful. Hand thown and incised with a "R" on the underside; I have not identified the potter. Earthy modern, mid late 20th c. I believe. 6 3 8 t x 3 1 2 d at base. 5 1 2 across at handle spout.