Tiny but Glorious Early 20th C. Quimper Dish unguentarium I believe it was created

I believe it was created by Thomas Field Mostrom (1959-2005)

I wasn't familiar with the work of Shields Landon Jones (b

which looks very much like the image of snake to me

but I'm really glad someone kept the lid

leather tongue and ears

Tiny but Glorious Early 20th C. Quimper Dish unguentarium I believe it was createdI've never gotten hugely excited about Quimper pottery tin glazed hand painted French faience manufactured in Quimper, a town in Brittany but I've completely fallen in love with the tiny dish. Just a perfect, gloriously colorful, completely joyful thing. The right size for laying one tea bag, or a setting a diamond ring before one goes out to work in the garden. The hand painted mark on the underside dates it 1904 22. 2 7 8 d x 1 2 t and in good