"The Enigmatical Dessert", 19th C. Ink and Watercolor Riddle with Solution on Reverse Mexican ceramic I love the streamlined form

I love the streamlined form of it

" And lots of use of the word empalement

and I really love the inclusion of a  little habitat

It certainly appears that this one was done by the same person

all done freehand

"The Enigmatical Dessert", 19th C. Ink and Watercolor Riddle with Solution on Reverse Mexican ceramic I love the streamlined formThis is an unsual one, and a beautiful one, and a fun one from the days when riddles were high entertainment, including among high society. All done by hand those green wreaths were very finely watercolored, and all the text is black ink it is titled " The Enigmatical Desert [sic] or Fruits," dedicated at the bottom "to Young Housekeepers", with the text inside each wreath posing a riddle, the solution to which is the name of a fruit, revealed on the