1822 Pluma H. Ralph Much Aged But Very Tender Alphabet Sampler expressionistic glaze this bowl combines the perfect

this bowl combines the perfect low

but the columned front entry is pretty great too

making each tree in the foreground feel unique

I find this unusual square presumably slab-formed bowl super interesting and very lovely

1822 Pluma H. Ralph Much Aged But Very Tender Alphabet Sampler expressionistic glaze this bowl combines the perfectAs you probably probably know by now, my inclinations lean toward rescuing and retrieving things that might not otherwise be readily appreciated, as might be said for this sampler, of a Pluma H. Ralph, dated March 22, 1822, just about exactly 200 year ago. It was in part the year of its making that felt significant to me, as if calling across time to be re considered at this moment, and also her name, calling to mind peacocks and plums, which also