Metallic Black Pottery Plate with Painterly Bull, attributed to Marc Hansen 1917 carving but it is in overall

but it is in overall excellent condition and structurally very sound

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

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

(I have seen a couple of other examples in this glaze

and deeply carved ears

Metallic Black Pottery Plate with Painterly Bull, attributed to Marc Hansen 1917 carving but it is in overallI'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