I got this vase at a yard sale for $5. It’s big, about two feet tall, and heavy. I was simultaneously repulsed and attracted to it. The colors are kind of muddy, earth tones, pretty far away from my usual palette.The flower (lotus?) is wrapped around it in a kind of creepy way, like it’s strangling the neck or something! But maybe that’s just my active imagination.
I wish I could find out something about it. I mean, it looks old, but it kind of looks faux old, roughed up for effect. The bottom is stamped Terraline and I can’t find much info about it. I found something about a Terraline pottery studio in the late 1800s but nothing recent. I would be very surprised to find out it’s that old. It’s in pretty good shape for being over 100 years old!
I still can’t figure out why I was compelled to buy it. I have it kind of stuck in one of my glass-fronted shelves in the living room, where it looks out of place…I’d probably put it in the booth if I could figure out how to price it!
One more example of how I end up with so much CRAP.
by Lara Jo
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