Maurice A.Knight Company Huge Stoneware Funnel brass design object but it is very nicely

but it is very nicely made

and I've seen similar described as Turkish and also Iraqi

wonderfully grounding

as the trunk is not a spout

one tiny broken stitch at the edge of the lid

Maurice A.Knight Company Huge Stoneware Funnel brass design object but it is very nicelyI love this thing! Such a beautiful form, with a gorgeous warm brown glaze and just looking at it makes me want to do something industrious. Though I am not entirely certain what that might be, I imagine there is someone out there who really needs this! It was handmade by the Maurice A. Knight Company in Akron, Ohio, which pioneered the development of corrosion proof materials for the chemical industry in the U. S. previously reliant on chemical