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

the worn dark wood

and one split down the center of the bottom of one interior drawer—all as well documented in photos

but is also simply stunning on its own

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

a man playing a horn

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