Fantastic Antique Folk Art Costumes Watercolor on Laid handmade bowl caterpillar and who knows what

caterpillar and who knows what all

it is quite sturdy and sound

but I am really not sure

A little research led me to learn that this is quite a seldom seen and highly prized ice pick

and it seems in Erie only for a brief time as the rest of their lives were living in and around Northhampton

Fantastic Antique Folk Art Costumes Watercolor on Laid handmade bowl caterpillar and who knows whatThis is one of my favorite things I've found and I'd be very glad to keep it for myself, but I've gotten so in the habit of listing everything! It is ink and watercolor on laid paper, and I would guess early mid 19th century, but a bit of a mystery beyond that. What I know is that there was a good deal of interest in international costume in the early 1800s both in Europe and in American (I have a hand colored deck of "cards" made from American