Hands and Bodies, Unsigned Studio Pottery Vessel felted wool My photos are not great

My photos are not great but It should be noted that this 1859 graphite drawing is a bit faint--and so it is one that very much rewards close looking

with some aging to the surface as pictured and a bit of bending to the tab on one side at the very bottom

The back of the envelop with tape cross at center is pretty great looking too

a little melancholy

Hands and Bodies, Unsigned Studio Pottery Vessel felted wool My photos are not greatI'm thinking this vessel likely once had a lid, which perhaps also functioned like a small tumbler the tapering of the top and undecorated area on one side seems to suggest that. But I have a feeling it's better this way anyway just a pure field of hands and silhouetted bodies interrupting each other in a sort of endless dance of stop and go (or Mother May I?) The only punctuation are two unpainted hands in low relief 3 4 of the way down either side;