Old Carved Wooden Cup (Presumed Dipper Bowl) with Smiling Imp 1911 edition of Voices of the Night architect and librarian who worked

architect and librarian who worked at the MIT art and architecture library

So relaxed he looks

best to display her resting on her knees

2 inches tall

Old Carved Wooden Cup (Presumed Dipper Bowl) with Smiling Imp 1911 edition of Voices of the Night architect and librarian who workedI believe that this cup, with a carved hole on one side, once had a handle and was used as a dipper and given the imp devil carved into it, I'd guess for ale or similar! What a fabulously carved character he is, with graphite used to enhance his features and give teeth to that devilish wide smile and it appears there was once a name written in cursive letters across his chest, now a bit hard to read. The carving itself seems as old as the vessel or at