Gorgeous Antique Shaker-Style Turned Wooden Bowl with Handle (Mortar or Measuring Cup) zodiac tray and became known for finely

and became known for finely rendered

I love the various framing devices that position the woman—who

used for shaping sheet metal

though I am not entirely certain of its maker

Virginia was featured in the Washington Post in December of 1985 as the perfect thing to buy for oneself during tree-trimming season

Gorgeous Antique Shaker-Style Turned Wooden Bowl with Handle (Mortar or Measuring Cup) zodiac tray and became known for finelySuch a beauty! This is a stunning antique Shaker style turned wood bowl with threaded handle, the likeness of which I have seen described as an apothecary mortar for preparing herbs and as a measuring cup, both of which make perfect sense. Because it is so beautiful, I would probably not use as pestle on it, but might rather be inclined to keep on a butcher block or tray in the kitchen, filled with sea salt or fresh herbs of which I might take a pinch