Posted 8 years ago
Medeafair
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Found this at a thrift store, childs Chocolate Pot , ceramic stoneware ? no lid ,No markings, glazed grey ,blue Alphabet on rim and numbers 1 through 9 then 0 zero around bottom ,extremely heavy No glaze on rim, it is a shiny glaze , don't think it's salt . It is footed with 3 Blue ball feet, measurements are 8 inches tall and 17 inches around at its widest point, inside is glazed too.
I'm not sure that it's an antique, as the letters of the alphabet/numbers are printed in a modern style. Also note that the 7 and the Z are written in European style with a line through the middle, which might mean that it wasn't made in the states. I still see modern ceramic pieces made with three ball feet.
Thank you for your input Efesgirl ,Wish you could take a closer look. The heaviness of the pot is what leads me to think different . It's a mystery I will solve lol!
You can't always tell the age of something by the weight. I've seen fine porcelain that is extremely thin and 300 years old. I've seen very thick porcelain/pottery that is only a few years old but "aged" to resemble an antique. I didn't find another one of these on Google Images.
Can you change the photos and put up some of the pot taken in natural light against a white background? The black background is quite stark. I would like to see it's size as compared to another object.
I'm leaning in the direction that this pot is a studio creation, perhaps made for a child as a decorative object.
Maybe someone else will have a different input.
Thank you so much for your input, I really appreciate it . I couldn't find anything on it either . The numbers have me a little intrigued, it lists 0-9 instead of 1-10 . Maybe another European thing. Thanks again!
Maybe the child was nine years old at the time.
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