Hand-painted ceramic vase, teal glaze, signed, lost near Main St
Description
I lost my hand-painted ceramic vase yesterday around 4:30pm. It's about 8 inches tall with a white base and teal glaze, speckled with tiny gold flecks, and it's signed 'L. Finn' on the bottom. I left it on a shelf above the pottery wheel at the Northern Woods Art Studio on Main Street in Rhinelander, and I must have walked out with wet hands—it slid off the shelf and into a bin by the door. It has sentimental value; this vase was a gift from my grandmother. There’s a small hairline crack along the rim that makes me worry it’s more fragile than it looks. If anyone found it, I’d be incredibly grateful to get it back.
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