Gorgeous Antique Shaker-Style Turned Wooden Bowl with Handle (Mortar or Measuring Cup) Lagardo Tackett which I purchased at the

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

a man playing a horn

and how protective the shell/lid feels in relation to the box below

made of earthenware shaped by coil construction

but is also simply stunning on its own

Gorgeous Antique Shaker-Style Turned Wooden Bowl with Handle (Mortar or Measuring Cup) Lagardo Tackett which I purchased at theSuch 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