Fantastic c. 1830 Ink Drawing of Lamia with Verses, Riddles, Numbers antique chamber pot Very rusted as obvious

Very rusted as obvious

What I think is so brilliant about this little sculptured ceramic vessel with handle is that if you look at it one way

late 19th or very early 20th century I believe

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Fantastic c. 1830 Ink Drawing of Lamia with Verses, Riddles, Numbers antique chamber pot Very rusted as obviousThis! Its the fantastic drawing that makes this one of my very favorite pieces of paper Ive had in my possession, depicting what I first took for mermaids but believe may rather represent Lamiaa mythological child eating monster and, in later tradition, regarded as a type of night haunting spirit. The hand written text surrounding the drawingbearing the signature of a Lucy B. Howard, and which my favorite handwriting expert dates to 1830 or so, with