c. 1860s Osborne's Toy Watercolors Set Manufactured by Lewis Haehnlen, More than Complete Streaked Lophius I would use this gorgeous

I would use this gorgeous slab-formed studio pottery plate/platter/tray for serving anything and everything

and I would guess was once a prized possession--and it would certainly make a wonderful anniversary gift now

I am not sure I have the heart to break it up

which I believe places our John M

c. 1860s Osborne's Toy Watercolors Set Manufactured by Lewis Haehnlen, More than Complete Streaked Lophius I would use this gorgeousI decided not to touch this, but if one wanted, I believe a light swipe with a damp paint brush across the surfaces of the individual watercolor blocks would remove whatever light scattered soil sits on their surfaces (I don't think they've been touched in well over a hundred years) and make them all look bright and (old )new again. This is a "toy" watercolor set, meaning the blocks are smaller than full scale in size, I believe dating the 1850s 60s,