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catfluff
· 3 years ago
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pawtery*
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karlboll
· 3 years ago
A friend repainted some lawn furniture and a cat walked across while the paint was still dry. She coloured it in with gold paint. It was adorable.
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guest_
· 3 years ago
Cute and wholesome. I do want to point out that the idea a potter wouldn’t bake something that was “ruined” is a tad misleading. They wouldn’t bake it if it was completely ruined. However- especially in the distant past, it was often a matter that people didn’t have the luxury to be as choosy- especially over issues like cosmetics or other things. Resources could often more more scarce and time was often a previous commodity as the automation and systems we have to reduce the labor we have to put into basic tasks often didn’t exist. So a “blemish” cute or otherwise that didn’t change the functional use of utilitarian household objects would be more likely overlooked in days past.
guest_
· 3 years ago
That said- the concept of “perfection in imperfection” has existed throughout history in cultures around the world. The repair of cracked earthenware with metals like gold for example- Japan has an entire historical art category for this. So it is entirely possible, and due to lack of surviving evidence one is free to plausibly believe- that the potter either didn’t care about the Mark or even thought it was as adorable or interesting as we might today. I am merely pointing out that it is inaccurate to say they wouldn’t fire a “ruined pot.” They may well have so long as they believed it could be used or sold in some way and it was a matter of practicality to complete it.
