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Message:: [QUOTE="Bakersgma, post: 10879, member: 59"]I've had this a very long time, but if memory serves, I got it from a Boston "North Shore" dealer in the late 70's or early 80's for use as a decorative item. I've never used it for cooking. But I've always wondered what it was made for and how old. Only 4 inches tall, about 5 inches wide (across the widest point) with a 3 3/4 inch opening at the top. The under 3 inch handle was separately made and attached to the side before firing. It's hollow at the outer end, but there is no opening to the inside where it joins the body. Appears to have been made for heating liquids because of the pouring lip. It came with a lid made of yellow clay that is glazed (outside surface only) in a much darker brown and doesn't fit properly, so I suspect it was a marriage. All of it (inside and out, except the bottom) has a shiny reddish-brown glaze that was tough to photograph to get true color on the screen. You'll see some glaze glare in some of the pictures, but that's the best I could do. The underside shows the red clay and is unglazed. You can also see the clay color at one spot on the exterior side where the pot may have touched another piece in the kiln. Unmarked. Any thoughts about when it would have been made and how used? [ATTACH]2465[/ATTACH] [ATTACH]2466[/ATTACH] [ATTACH]2467[/ATTACH] [ATTACH]2468[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]