Don Curreri Faceted Brown and Cream Signed Pottery Bud Vase educational toy or love notes

or love notes

I have since found others similar (including in museum collections) and know that it likely came from Guererro in Mexico

with the knife useful not just for opening letters but also for sharpening the pencil

It is just as beautiful inside

Don Curreri Faceted Brown and Cream Signed Pottery Bud Vase educational toy or love notesIn my dream home, I have beautiful wall to wall, floor to ceiling built in shelving, with a big section dedicated to nothing but interesting little pottery vases like this one (kind of like good rocks satisfying on their own; even better grouped.) This one is by Don Curreri (1930 2014), a well known Woburn, MA based potter and ceramic sculptor. Showing a strong Japanese influence, it has an irregularly faceted form and interesting surface showing a