Lidded Pottery Cooking and Serving Dish With Banded Pattern french If I had to collect

If I had to collect only one thing

and would work nicely as a small vase and trinket dish on a vanity or dresser

with an additional 3 inches of  fringe on either end

Sometimes the pewter or silver bottoms of flasks such as these were removable

Lidded Pottery Cooking and Serving Dish With Banded Pattern french If I had to collectThis hand thrown earthenware lidded baking and serving dish was beautifully made, with a wonderful decorative, graphically patterned band that runs across the lid, down the sides, and across the interior of the bowl as well as the underside of the lid. The pot is glazed an earthy cream overall, with the banded areas revealing unglazed clay decorated with geometric patterns in black and blue and red circles. A very useful piece to cook with, and a