In the late 1990s/early 2000s, a private ceramicist named Linda Sexton must have liked this mold of a mermaid lost in deep thought with her hands and arms resting beneath her chin, because she made it into at least three different sets including the black mermaid pair to the right (4 and 3 pour holes).

Linda Sexton mermaids salt and pepper shakers
Linda Sexton mermaids salt and pepper shakers
Linda Sexton mermaids salt and pepper shakers