Treen Dome Lidded Apothecary Case with Glass Measure lions beautifully carved pentagonally shaped ends

beautifully carved pentagonally shaped ends of the beams where they interlock at the corners completely does it for me (just look at them

with a satisfying tension between positive and negative space and between the larger and smaller black forms

and "Look Up and Press Onward" at the end of the poem on the twenty

this is the one I brought home

Treen Dome Lidded Apothecary Case with Glass Measure lions beautifully carved pentagonally shaped endsI can never pass on old treen apothecary canisters like this, especially one with such a lovely rounded top, and with shot glass measure inside, marking teaspoons and tablespoons. This would have been used for medicine, but makes for a handy traveling shot glass now, should one wish, say, to make a proper cocktail on a picnic or just in the hotel room. Of course still good for administering cough syrup too, or for cooking! 3 1 2" t x 2 1 4" in