Metallic Black Pottery Plate with Painterly Bull, attributed to Marc Hansen 1917 carving I have seen images of

I have seen images of orange vessels just like these topped with highly stylized pointy lids ending in exaggerated bulbous tips

once on the exterior and once on the interior appears a larger figure on the lower half

in black and blue against bright white and covering nearly every inch of it

and deeply carved ears

I know this was made by the Weston Toy Company in Weston

Metallic Black Pottery Plate with Painterly Bull, attributed to Marc Hansen 1917 carving I have seen images ofI'm listing this wonderful studio pottery plate just as 2019 comes to an end, which seems exactly right: "bull_" might characterize a lot about our times, but I see this particular bull as a symbol of fortitude and perseverance, charging forward with strength and resilience into the new decade! And what a terrific bull it is, like a watercolor painting rendered in inky shades of mossy green and brown and cream, which pops against the metallic black