Grijs emaille (Grey Enamelware)

Two grey marbled enamel coffee pots and a matching mug stand on a white napkin atop a worn red crate. The speckled granite-ware glaze is the real subject, that cloudy blue-grey mottle caught with patient care, a brass finial winking above. Humble twentieth-century kitchenware, given the dignity the old masters saved for silver.