Gorgeous Antique Shaker-Style Turned Wooden Bowl with Handle (Mortar or Measuring Cup) Lagardo Tackett made of earthenware shaped by

made of earthenware shaped by coil construction

which I purchased at the estate sale of an avid art collector in Kansas City

but is also simply stunning on its own

looking fabulous

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

Gorgeous Antique Shaker-Style Turned Wooden Bowl with Handle (Mortar or Measuring Cup) Lagardo Tackett made of earthenware shaped bySuch 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