Faceted Studio Pottery Vase with Light Blue Animals by Jeffrey Lipton red collar I’ve since learned that a

I’ve since learned that a hydrometer is used for measuring the relative density of liquids based on buoyancy: you pour liquid into a container

dots on the tops

but now just clangs a bit when one sets it down

I believe it is 1930s Zanesville (typically unmarked) though am not 100% certain

I might be inclined to perch this atop a couple of nails on the wall to be able to look at it all the time

Faceted Studio Pottery Vase with Light Blue Animals by Jeffrey Lipton red collar I’ve since learned that aSuch a curious vase, and I think quite a charming one, with these highly stylized stacked animals on opposite sides rendered in matte baby blue. Hand thrown then trimmed and I believe salt fired, the stoneware vessel itself feels Japanese, but then this giraffe, pig, bird, and I'm not sure what (!) turn it into something else entirely! I've just learned this piece is a quintessential example of the recent work of Bowdoinham, Maine based ceramicist