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Found blue-and-white ceramic wall vase
Erie
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Posted
2 months
ago
Description
I found this blue-and-white ceramic wall vase, an art & decorative item, this afternoon around 4:15 pm, outside the Erie Maritime Museum along Bayfront Parkway. It's about 12 inches tall with a glossy glaze and a hand-painted lilac floral pattern. There's a small chip on the rim and a tiny glaze miss near the bottom edge, but otherwise in good shape. It looks handmade, with no maker's mark I can see. If this is yours, I'd really like to get it back to you -- I can drop it at the Erie Police Department front desk or arrange a meetup for a quick handoff.
Approximate found location
Erie
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