Fantastic c. 1830 Ink Drawing of Lamia with Verses, Riddles, Numbers antique chamber pot originally made to house cigarettes

originally made to house cigarettes

late 19th or very early 20th century I believe

and super useful as a trivet on the dinner table or just for a cup of tea

I have not tried to clean or sharpen the blade

Fantastic c. 1830 Ink Drawing of Lamia with Verses, Riddles, Numbers antique chamber pot originally made to house cigarettesThis! Its the fantastic drawing that makes this one of my very favorite pieces of paper Ive had in my possession, depicting what I first took for mermaids but believe may rather represent Lamiaa mythological child eating monster and, in later tradition, regarded as a type of night haunting spirit. The hand written text surrounding the drawingbearing the signature of a Lucy B. Howard, and which my favorite handwriting expert dates to 1830 or so, with