Antique "Suggestions for Costumes" Graphite and Watercolor Drawing #2 vintage folk art doorstop What an extraordinarily beautiful basket

What an extraordinarily beautiful basket I think this is

And it definitely saw play--there is scorekeeping recording on the interior of the box and underside of both lids (both sides of the box feature a sliding top

or a dose of loveliness on your desk

There is a hole in the bottom via which coins or bills could be retrieved

Antique "Suggestions for Costumes" Graphite and Watercolor Drawing #2 vintage folk art doorstop What an extraordinarily beautiful basketI found this and a second watercolor of the same family together, but am listing separately as I think they stand very nicely on their own. (I do actually think they were done by two different people tasked with the same assignment.) Based on the penciled note at top and list of individuals at bottom, clearly the watercolors portray proposed costumes for members of the Brown family in a play though what play I am not sure. (The only think I turned up