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Helen Garriott "Earthrise" Jar

Helen Garriott Small "Earthrise" Jar (7x5.5") This black porcelain cookie jar features gray, blue and white speckles of ceramic "sand" representing the lunar surface covering outside of jar. This delightful ceramic was made by Helen Garriott, wife of Skylab 3 Pilot Owen Garriott and is titled "Earthrise" in reference to the famous Apollo 8 photograph. The top handle on the lid is fashioned in the shape of the earth, which surmounts the lower portion of the jar shaped like the Moon. On the "Moon's" surface are the various lunar mare, with a pair of astronaut footprints near the Sea of Tranquility. Mrs. Garriott made three sizes of these jars - this is the smallest size she produced as far as we know. Excellent condition and complete with Helen Garriott's maker's tag.

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