Coffeepot c. 1920s

Editor: So, this is Otto Lindig's 'Coffeepot', a ceramic piece at the Harvard Art Museums. It's surprisingly small, and the glaze gives it a rustic, almost wabi-sabi feel. What do you make of it? Curator: It's like holding a quiet morning in your hands, isn't it? Lindig’s pottery often feels this way. I imagine him carefully selecting his clay, feeling its earthiness, almost like listening to the secrets held within the soil. The crackled glaze, the muted tones…it suggests a life lived, a story whispered over countless cups of coffee. Editor: That's a beautiful way to put it. It does seem to carry a certain... history. Curator: Exactly! Perhaps it's the simple, honest form. Or maybe it's the way the light catches those tiny imperfections, revealing the artist's hand. It makes you wonder about the hands that have held it, and the conversations shared around it, doesn't it? Editor: It certainly does. I'll never look at a coffeepot the same way again.