Elastic Ariel and Monsieur Mercury, c.1840s Hand-colored Engraving fretwork mirror though with a number 8

though with a number 8 in ink on the back side

On the flip side

And it is in fact two drawings

greenware boxes most of all

and I can't resist snatching them up when I find them

Elastic Ariel and Monsieur Mercury, c.1840s Hand-colored Engraving fretwork mirror though with a number 8A small thing, which was clearly extracted from a 19th century scrapbook, but which I find just wonderful. I believe the questions along the bottom are riddles, and would guess the answers begin with the letters "T" and "U," printed at upper right which would also imply that there was once a whole alphabet's worth. Terrific block printed color, and I sure love their balletic postures and starry wands! An image search on this one turns up nothing, so