Mary and Edwin Scheier c. 1940s Signed Pottery Mug antique glass plate negative Snake charmers

Snake charmers

including perhaps near or in front of a window

which suggests perhaps she is actually better used for growing herbs to complete dishes gleaned from Moosewood or my favorite

the images documented the growth of beans

Mary and Edwin Scheier c. 1940s Signed Pottery Mug antique glass plate negative Snake charmersVery rare for me to come across a piece by Mary and Edwin Scheier that is within my reach, but this weekend in Maine I stumbled across a small bowl, listed separately, and this single mug, both in mint condition, and both I believe from the period during which they were teaching at the University of New Hampshire. Based on the signature on the underside of this mug, I know this is an early piece, dating to the 1940s I am pretty certain. As I believe