Hand-sculpted Terracotta Women, Presumed Scandinavian--A Pair William G. Thayer with the handwritten card on

with the handwritten card on one detailing the sizes

The black patterned banding near the opening and base give this smart little vase an added layer of detail and polish

whose fingers seem to be doing double duty as both raindrops and rays of sunlight

) I especially love that the beak opens and closes

framed size 10

Hand-sculpted Terracotta Women, Presumed Scandinavian--A Pair William G. Thayer with the handwritten card onThese little women! If I had a sister, would gift them to her! I bought them at a sale that included lots of mid century Scandinavian ceramics and glass, and would certainly guess they Danish or Swedish, late 60s or 70s. I just love those clasped hands at their waists, and those beatific little faces, and then the wonderfully varied impressed patterning covering most every inch of them, with the back sides just as great as the fronts. Plus the fact