Gorgeous Antique Shaker-Style Turned Wooden Bowl with Handle (Mortar or Measuring Cup) Lagardo Tackett the worn dark wood

the worn dark wood

gives me the feeling of the first day of the school year and all of the optimism and anticipation that goes along with it

looking fabulous

and how protective the shell/lid feels in relation to the box below

it would make for a charming way to learn the names of animals (real and fictional) too

Gorgeous Antique Shaker-Style Turned Wooden Bowl with Handle (Mortar or Measuring Cup) Lagardo Tackett the worn dark woodSuch 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