Meloe Monoceros 19th Century Hand-Colored Entomological Engraving breakfast pitcher and they are quite fine

and they are quite fine little things

but this is really making me want to find a couple of old leather arms chairs to set near a fire place

Edward Higgins

I think they are great without them

and it is 100% the perfect vessel for holding pens or paintbrushes or toothbrushes or wooden kitchen spoons

Meloe Monoceros 19th Century Hand-Colored Entomological Engraving breakfast pitcher and they are quite fineThis is a very lovely hand colored engraving from a 19th century volume on entomology. Behind the engraving is the original text page from that book, identifying this beautiful bug as a Meloe Monoceros, which looks like a sort of horned, spotted beetle. I think it is just beautifully done, presented as if viewed through a microscope, with the tiny tiny actual sized rendering of the beetle just below! The engraving and text page are attached via linen