jaywiese: Oral history interview with Warren MacKenzie, via Smithsonian Archives of American Art.
blackv: Weimar Crafts of the Bauhaus 1919-1924: an early experiment in industrial design
birdofemerald: hot cider and a fire. 
drawingdetail: Articles of clay. From left to right:Earthen vessel, Tennessee. The handles of the vase are ornamented. The handle has been elaborated into a life form, representing a frog or human figure. The arms are attached to the upper part of the handle and lie extended along the rim. The handle proper represents the body, the breast being protruded. The legs lie flattened out upon the shoulder of the vessel, the feet being bent back beneath the body. Height 3-1/2 inches.Earthen vessel, Missouri. Bottle-shaped vase. The top is modeled to represent the curved stem and neck of a gourd. Height 7 inches.Earthen vessel, Arkansas. A fine bottle-shaped vase. The original color the vase was a dull reddish yellow. The neck is red, the body is ornamented with four red and four white figures, which extend from the neck to the base of the vessel. These belts of color are separated by bands of the ground-color of the vessel. Height 12 inches.Earthen vessel, Missouri. Low, wide-mouthed vase or bowl, modeled about the rim to represent sunfish. Vertical view. 5 inches in length.Earthen vessel, Arkansas. Two small vessels with globular bodies, which have a curious resemblance to an ordinary teapot. A spout has, in each case, been added to the side of the body.via Project GutenbergSource: William H. Holmes.  Illustrated Catalogue of a Portion of the Collections Made During the Field Season of 1881: Third Annual Report of the Bureau of Ethnology to the Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution, 1881-82. Washington: Government Printing Office, 1884, pages 427-510.
Vases and bowl by Gwyn Hanssen Pigott.via Magic Bean:With a career spanning over 45 years, world renowned ceramist Gwyn Hanssen Pigott’s work looks as fresh today as it did when she first created it. Born in Ballarat in 1935, she studied for her Bachelor of Arts at The University of Melbourne during the 50s.Hanssen Pigott concentrates on the subject of the functional vessel, investigating its subtleties and nuances. Exploring the format of the group, she presents variations on related forms of vases, beakers, bowls and teapots as still lifes. Wheel-thrown in porcelain and using variations of wood-fired celadon glazes, Pigott’s approach to composition and presentation in these deceptively simple forms of grouped, functional objects reflect the influence of Italian painter Giorgio Morandi.
Stoneware bud vase by DiTerra.Wheat, yellow and mint glaze, fired at Cone 10.D. 3”, 1” opening at rim, H. 3.5
Gladstone Pottery Museum, Longton, Stroke-On-Trent, Englandvia Naomi Yasui
Handmade ash glaze katakuchi bowl. Made in Bizen region, Japan for Sfera brand. Katakuchi are spouted serving bowls often used for serving sake.D. 10cm, H. 6cmSource: Analogue Life
Handmade ash and black glaze teacups. Made in Bizen region, Japan for Sfera brand. D. 7.5cm, H. 4.5cm.Source: Analogue Life
Handmade black glaze cup and saucer. Made in Bizen region, Japan for Sfera brand. Cup, D. 10cm, H. 6cm; Saucer, D 14.2cm.Source: Analogue Life
Giorgio Morandi in his studio, Bologna, 1953. Photo by Herbert List.Source: Herbert List Estate, Magnum Photos
yama-bato: Photograph of two jugs by Lucie Rie, c.1940s Black and white photograph with notes in pen on the reverse 9.0 x 8.0cm(w) Crafts Study Centre, Farnham
Warren Mackenzie, vase, 1991.11 x 9 x 9 in. (27.9 x 22.8 x 22.8 cm)Thrown stoneware with white matte glaze. Source: The Studio Potter
theantidote: Jun ware bowl with robin’s egg blue glaze, made in China, 1115-1234 (source) (via aleyma:)