Edwin and Mary Scheier c. 1950s Cream Glazed Footed Bowl mid-century bookends Hangman measures 7 1/2" t

Hangman measures 7 1/2" t (not including hair

and front latch closes easily and  holds tight

signed (I presume) on reverse

16 5/8" x 13 5/8" framed

and pretty subtle

Edwin and Mary Scheier c. 1950s Cream Glazed Footed Bowl mid-century bookends Hangman measures 7 1/2" tIf in need of a dose of serene beauty (as I think many of us are ) I'd take this Scheier bowl, and the pair of smaller blue ones I've also just listed, and the Makah basket today, too, line them up in a row on a shelf, and take a deep breath. Lovely, and calming like earth and sky at once. Because of their several decades spent teaching at the University of New Hampshire, Durham, pieces by widely renowned and influential ceramicists Edwin and Mary