Mid-C Zanesville Ribbed Stoneware Planter bowling pin paperweight This sweet kitty seems to

This sweet kitty seems to me at the opposite end of the spectrum than the more common sock monkey--positively refined

"Leghorn" and Portsmouth"

and definitely more or less industructible

I especially love the high concentration of homes in Massachusetts

Mid-C Zanesville Ribbed Stoneware Planter bowling pin paperweight This sweet kitty seems toI've had several of these c. 1940s 50s ribbed Zanesville pieces over time, both tall columnar vases and planters like this one, which I'll never pass one by as I think they're pretty hard to beat. The stoneware form itself is loaded with texture and irregularities, amplified and augmented by the drips and bubbles of the white slip. Earthy, modern, and super useful. Approx 6 1 2" in diameter x 4 5 8" t. Plenty of imperfections native to the piece,