Old Iron Oil Can Pitcher with Great Form and Coiled Spout sailboat on lake painting This hand thrown small plate/dish

This hand thrown small plate/dish was created by Mary and Edwin Scheier

rich color

not much at all

an American ceramicist now based in the Netherlands

I found one other Lucky Strikes box to which a copper cover had been added--not nearly as fine as this one

Old Iron Oil Can Pitcher with Great Form and Coiled Spout sailboat on lake painting This hand thrown small plate/dishI don't typically care a lot about old oil cans, but this one struck me as both unusual and excellent looking (and also rather phallic, making it a perfect companion to the XXX bulb kit I just listed!) It appears a handmade (make do?) creation, with weld marks around the spout and handle where it joins the vessel. Clean lines and a great utilitarian directness, and the surface a rather beautiful combination of rust and black. I would treat it as a