"The Enigmatical Dessert", 19th C. Ink and Watercolor Riddle with Solution on Reverse antique drawings of architecture though she is somewhat more

though she is somewhat more petite than him

Solid wood

8 1/4" x 5 3/4" with flaps closed (just drawing showing

I'd guess made as part of a pretty elaborate model train set up

an Arts & Crafts pottery that ran 1895-1940 out of the H

"The Enigmatical Dessert", 19th C. Ink and Watercolor Riddle with Solution on Reverse antique drawings of architecture though she is somewhat moreThis is an unsual one, and a beautiful one, and a fun one from the days when riddles were high entertainment, including among high society. All done by hand those green wreaths were very finely watercolored, and all the text is black ink it is titled " The Enigmatical Desert [sic] or Fruits," dedicated at the bottom "to Young Housekeepers", with the text inside each wreath posing a riddle, the solution to which is the name of a fruit, revealed on the