Mid 20th Century French Glaze Test Plate, Orange-Brun Spectrum pre-columbian mexican The long stretch of the

The long stretch of the middle is stiff and strong but pliable

The ferrule (the wooden head to which the bristles attach) is stained a very dark brown

with some tearing along the spine

I really love when objects accrue added resonance over the course of time as result of all sorts of chance factors

echoed by the deeply carved lines of the sheet draped over and around her

Mid 20th Century French Glaze Test Plate, Orange-Brun Spectrum pre-columbian mexican The long stretch of theI was thrilled to find a mid century Royal Copenhagen glaze test plate in shades of blue this summer and equally thrilled to find this unmarked French one, in autumnal shades of brown and orange, this week in Maine, feeling just right for the season. I've kept an eye out for these for years, and pretty much never come across them; they are scarce things, made for internal use at the studio or factory, to test and serve as reference for the specific