Edwin and Mary Scheier Blue Glazed Studio Pottery Dish with Two Faces for vanity if not to be used

if not to be used for a shot of something warming

I am guessing it dates from the 30s

and as much a sculptural object as a functional vessel

hand thrown lidded ceramic canisters have previously held the ingredients for many

The flask measures 6 1/2" inches take x 3 1/4" wide and 1 5/8" deep

Edwin and Mary Scheier Blue Glazed Studio Pottery Dish with Two Faces for vanity if not to be usedThis hand thrown small plate dish was created by Mary and Edwin Scheier, a fascinating couple at the vanguard of American studio pottery. Largely self taught and consummately curious, the two met working on a WPA project in Virginia, travelled the country for a period as itinerant puppeteers, worked, studied and started making pottery together in East Tennesee, taught for many years in New Hampshire, and later lived in Oaxaca, studying Oaxacan craft