C. 1830 Folk Art Forget me Not Box with Stencil Painted Velvet Top and Fabulous Interior Mirror clay cooking pot I believe it was once

I believe it was once held in sketchbook/notebook as the left edge is uneven

or windows and doors---aspiring to fit right in

which was a hub for playing card production in the 18th century

The complete set of 49 blocks are in great condition

C. 1830 Folk Art Forget me Not Box with Stencil Painted Velvet Top and Fabulous Interior Mirror clay cooking pot I believe it was onceLots of very tender very old things today just the sorts of things that make me happiest! This charmer of a box dates to 1830 or so there are a couple of very close examples on the website of quilt historian Barbara Brackman relating to the presidential contest between John Quincy Adams and Andrew Jackson (1824 or 28). I've had a few stencil theorem painted velvet topped boxes, but this I believe the earliest and my favorite for the "forget me not"