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

traces of old writing across the surface of the slate

And on the other side

and were primarily made for show purposes and display

One of the things I love most is the row of red brick buildings showing through the neatly planted row of trees on the green--subtle but decisive

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.