Hands and Bodies, Unsigned Studio Pottery Vessel felted wool with some aging to the

with some aging to the surface as pictured and a bit of bending to the tab on one side at the very bottom

My photos are not great but It should be noted that this 1859 graphite drawing is a bit faint--and so it is one that very much rewards close looking

and also retains its original sale sticker indicating it was purchased at WM

attached by wire at the shoulders

The back of the envelop with tape cross at center is pretty great looking too

Hands and Bodies, Unsigned Studio Pottery Vessel felted wool with some aging to theI'm thinking this vessel likely once had a lid, which perhaps also functioned like a small tumbler the tapering of the top and undecorated area on one side seems to suggest that. But I have a feeling it's better this way anyway just a pure field of hands and silhouetted bodies interrupting each other in a sort of endless dance of stop and go (or Mother May I?) The only punctuation are two unpainted hands in low relief 3 4 of the way down either side;