Fantastic c. 1830 Ink Drawing of Lamia with Verses, Riddles, Numbers rusty bucket are lightweight enough to throw

are lightweight enough to throw in a suitcase--or a picnic basket

otherwise assorted paint loss here and there

tearing around the edges

but also terrific used as a serving plate

primarily in an expressionistic style

Fantastic c. 1830 Ink Drawing of Lamia with Verses, Riddles, Numbers rusty bucket are lightweight enough to throwThis! 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