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One of a numbered series of vessel profiles, and a deliberately plain one: a tapering body with a clean lip and no applied ornament, the sort of shape that settles quietly onto a shelf of books or a windowsill without asking for attention. Undecorated forms like this are the workhorses of printed decor. Fill it with dried stems, pampas or a few stalks of wheat, or leave it empty and let it stand as a piece of sculpture, because the outline is doing the work either way. It suits a room where the furniture is already busy, and it groups well with other simple vessels if you want an arrangement rather than a single object. For anyone starting out with decorative pieces, a restrained vase is the safest thing to make first and the one most likely to stay out on show.