"The Enigmatical Dessert", 19th C. Ink and Watercolor Riddle with Solution on Reverse knights in armor except for an auction record

except for an auction record for a beautiful ceramic lamp from a Rhode Island estate sold at auction that noted his dates as 1914-1982

it's a nice size for serving small bites

15 5/8" l x 3 1/8" w and in very good

which works well on the desk holding a pencil or two

These two document oats growing in pulverized rock and water

"The Enigmatical Dessert", 19th C. Ink and Watercolor Riddle with Solution on Reverse knights in armor except for an auction recordThis 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