Jack Kerouac with Cat, Lowell Massachusetts, Vintage Print by Vassilios Giavis serviceware Dried herbs

Dried herbs

leaf and bird design may the most exquisite among them

The black patterned banding near the opening and base give this smart little vase an added layer of detail and polish

with just a bit of mildewing to the end pages

CA by Leslie Winfield Sample in 1929

Jack Kerouac with Cat, Lowell Massachusetts, Vintage Print by Vassilios Giavis serviceware Dried herbsI found this lithographic print of Jack Kerouac holding a cat at an estate sale in Lowell, MA, where Kerouac was born and raised. The piece is by Vassilios Giavis (b. 1929) a Lowell based painter and illustrator, who, in addition to a wide variety of cityscapes, landscapes, etc., produced a series of paintings revolving around the life of Kerouac. Though neither dated nor numbered, I think this print, on heavy weight paper, was produced in the 1980s