Victorian Era Pen and Ink Punch Magazine Cartoon Drawing hand carved wooden bowl My mother is a master

My mother is a master estate sale navigator and treasure finder

and then this great splint flower spreading across the top

and figure at the center speaking in the voice of the vessel: "Use me well

with a couple of tiny spots visible only with close inspection

and a hole for hanging

Victorian Era Pen and Ink Punch Magazine Cartoon Drawing hand carved wooden bowl My mother is a masterThis ink drawing c. 1870s or so is so finely done, it makes me wonder whether it wasn't the original drawing for a Punch magazine cartoon, as noted at bottom right? If not, it is a very very skillful rendering of a published version; see photos for a few examples from around the same time. I find this cafe scene of mother and son pretty charming, and love his little cap and crossed ankles dangling under the table! (And on the cafe sign in the