Lovely 19th Century Lignum Vitae Travelling Ink Bottle figure pulling boat involving spelling

involving spelling

framing the flower pot with two heart-shaped buds inside

10" wide x 10" deep x 8 7/8" tall

6 1/4" tall

Lovely 19th Century Lignum Vitae Travelling Ink Bottle figure pulling boat involving spellingThe more I look at antique postcards and beautifully hand written letters, the more I wish we'd at least occasionally forgo texting and emailing and return to using pen and ink! And this lovely antique lignum vitae ink bottle only strengthens the case! Lignum vitae is a gorgeous and rather miraculous very hard wood, often used for fine objects like this. It comes from trees of the genus Guaiacum, indigenous to the Caribbean and the northern coast of