Bought a weird ceramic jar at a spring estate sale. It has a lid with a finger sized hole in the center and hand painted flowers. No smells, completely empty inside. Anyone know what this thing is?

After some research, I discovered that my mysterious jar was likely a hair receiver, a common household item in the Victorian and Edwardian eras. Hair receivers were used to collect hair from one’s brush or comb, which was then repurposed for various uses, such as stuffing for pincushions or creating hair art.