Mid-C Zanesville Ribbed Stoneware Planter bowling pin paperweight "Leghorn" and Portsmouth"

"Leghorn" and Portsmouth"

so I wouldn't think it was made for snuff

3 7/8" across at base

This sweet kitty seems to me at the opposite end of the spectrum than the more common sock monkey--positively refined

and definitely more or less industructible

Mid-C Zanesville Ribbed Stoneware Planter bowling pin paperweight "Leghorn" and Portsmouth"I've had several of these c. 1940s 50s ribbed Zanesville pieces over time, both tall columnar vases and planters like this one, which I'll never pass one by as I think they're pretty hard to beat. The stoneware form itself is loaded with texture and irregularities, amplified and augmented by the drips and bubbles of the white slip. Earthy, modern, and super useful. Approx 6 1 2" in diameter x 4 5 8" t. Plenty of imperfections native to the piece,