Portuguese terracotta gratin dish with handle

A speckled and variably coloured 'honey' glazed terracotta gratin dish, ranging from a matt grey to a glossy honey colour. Hand shaped, glazed, and finished by the artisans of Maria Terracota in Porto de Mós, central Portugal, and a family company that traces its ceramic producing roots back to 1900 when the eponymous Maria, ancestor and ceramicist, first started producing the terracotta earthenware upon which the modern shapes and production methods remain based. About 15cm across the top with a handle of about 6cm.