Fantastic c. 1830 Ink Drawing of Lamia with Verses, Riddles, Numbers rusty bucket and especially folk artists in

and especially folk artists in and and around Quebec

which makes me think they were likely made to send as Christmas cards

but also terrific used as a serving plate

8 1/4" x 6 3/4

Fantastic c. 1830 Ink Drawing of Lamia with Verses, Riddles, Numbers rusty bucket and especially folk artists inThis! 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