Yes, nymphs, nymphs, nymphs! If they're anywhere in my vicinity I will find them and I will bring them home and they will sit on my shelf and I will love them. All of them. Especially this gorgeous antique Jasperware planter example I scored last week-- my very first Wedgewood! For those unaware, Jasperware is a type of fine-grained, unglazed stoneware developed by Josiah Wedgewood waaaay back in England in the 1770's. It's known for its matte, bisque finish and the ability to be colored throughout the entire clay body, most recognizably in a rather unique pale blue and white. So here we have a lovely, long-haired, and very bare young lady about to take a dip into a flowing stream surrounded by flowers, cattails, and dive bombing dragonflies. I'm still not sure if I'll use this as an actual vase, though looking inside, it seems to have definitely been used as one in the past. It's all very old and very delicate, and I'm very, very happy that she's mine.
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