Fantastic c. 1830 Ink Drawing of Lamia with Verses, Riddles, Numbers antique chamber pot originally made to house cigarettes

originally made to house cigarettes

Nice and easy

I have not tried to clean or sharpen the blade

3 1/2" tall x 3" across with handles

25ʺw × 3

Fantastic c. 1830 Ink Drawing of Lamia with Verses, Riddles, Numbers antique chamber pot originally made to house cigarettesThis!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