C. 1800 Oversized Engraving on Laid: Chemisty mid-century trivet I think of painted lobster

I think of painted lobster claws like this as coastal New England's answer to British vertebrae bone painted in the likeness of John Wesley

6 1/4" x 8 5/8" x 3/4"

on the front below a few white paint strokes (I am not entirely sure whether these are meant to detail its tail

I think better to place these on a pedestal though

perhaps meant to be Native American

C. 1800 Oversized Engraving on Laid: Chemisty mid-century trivet I think of painted lobsterOne of three engravings I am listing, c. 1800 or perhaps a little earilier, all from the same volume, which I have not identified. This one I love for the curvaceous shapes of those vessels, many quite biomorphic, and together making chemistry seem pretty sexy! Good words too: Pellican, Ingot, Muffle, Crucible, Retort, Receiver, etc. 16 1 4 x 9 1 4. Very good antique condition, no tears or creases, just some age toning mostly around the edges of the