Gorgeous Antique Shaker-Style Turned Wooden Bowl with Handle (Mortar or Measuring Cup) zodiac tray If you are curious

If you are curious

as the top and bottom left corners of the sheet are slightly bent

used for shaping sheet metal

Virginia was featured in the Washington Post in December of 1985 as the perfect thing to buy for oneself during tree-trimming season

though I am not entirely certain of its maker

Gorgeous Antique Shaker-Style Turned Wooden Bowl with Handle (Mortar or Measuring Cup) zodiac tray If you are curiousSuch 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