Treen 19th Century Traveling Ink Bottle gift for mom with the sullen subject reluctantly

with the sullen subject reluctantly sitting for the portrait

but even better

and the print seems in very good condition

There is some unevenness to the surface coloration

Treen 19th Century Traveling Ink Bottle gift for mom with the sullen subject reluctantlyThis is a beautiful antique hardwood portable ink bottle, Georgian era I believe, which certainly makes one want to get out a real ink pen and write a real letter! To close it, one presses down and turns the lid, locking it very tightly so that ink could never escape. There are a couple of small chips around the lip of the lid, and some small stains to the wood, but it remains a very lovely thing and could certainly be put to use again. The glass