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I love stoneware. I love the simplicity of the designs, the subtle decorative details, the colors, the glazes, and the shapes. I especially love the advertising labels so often stamped onto the sides. Before the days of refrigeration, stoneware was the way to keep your dairy cool and unspoiled. In addition to being practical, various stoneware artisans and manufacturers made sure that their products came with style too. There’s just something about the simple yet elegant design of stoneware that makes it so exciting. And stoneware proves that an item doesn’t need to be flashy to be beautiful.
Although you can often catch me snooping around in the housewares section of the thrift store, I’ve never found a piece of stoneware that looks this beautiful and costs so little! In addition to the beautiful glaze, I was especially excited to see a mark on the bottom of this piece. Naturally, I pulled out my WorthPoint App to see what I could find.
Curious about what I learned? Watch the full video to see this gorgeous discovery and also see what it might be worth.
To add even more joy to my shopping trip, I stumbled upon a second piece of stoneware on my way to the checkout line. It’s very different from my first discovery, so make sure you stick around to the end of the video for a side-by-side comparison, especially if you’ve ever wondered how to tell the difference between authentic stoneware and an imitation piece.
Ultimately, I just had to buy both pieces, even though I’m pretty sure that only one is authentic. They were both too cool to pass up, which is exactly what their original makers were going for.
In addition to her role as HIP’s curator of photography, Allison Radomski is a writer and filmmaker. She spends her days hunting for analog cameras, scoring her own movies in her laundry closet, and building her collections of Polaroids and handkerchiefs. She has degrees in cinema & media studies and religious studies from the University of Chicago.
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