Large Handthrown Stoneware Jar with Blue and White Glazing farm scene Each one is a bit

Each one is a bit different

These trains (scroll through all photos to see the complete set) I purchased at the estate sale of a family in Newburyport

I'd use this for coffee as well as tea

but think it is quite a special little piece

This Garuda-shaped Indonesian nutcracker

Large Handthrown Stoneware Jar with Blue and White Glazing farm scene Each one is a bitI just love how earthy and rustic this large hand thrown stoneware jar is great for holding a big hearty bunch of wildflowers, grasses, or flowering branches. Its shape is that of a ginger jar, and I expected it to be Asian, but turned it upside down to find the name Garland incised on the bottom. It feels pretty old and is wonderfully rough hewn, with irregularities and some unevenness in the crusty white glaze, including a few small patches where