i bought a couple of pieces of pottery at the thrift store yesterday. the color of the two bowls was what initially sparked my interest. when i picked them up, i realized they were each handmarked underneath. one is marked "made in calif." the other was made in roseville, oh. i tried to research them a bit on the ol' internets. i knew that a lot of pottery from the mid-century was produced in california, but i found out that the piece from roseville was made by a company called "robinson-ransbottom pottery co." which has been producing since 1900. as i carried the two bowls around the brown elephant (our neighborhood thrift store), i wondered how much influence antiques roadshow has had on peoples' desire to buy items of potential value for cheap. i watched a few other customers milling about, eyes scanning the shelves, hunting for items of interest. i picked these up because i liked the way they looked. i like thinking of them in someone else's home and the journey they must've taken in order to land in my hands.
did i need them?
no.
did i want to own them because they are lovely?
yes.
sometimes objects can be quite satisfying.
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