Finely Done 19th C. Boot Shaped Snuff Box with Hearts and Stars watercolor tins with great graphics This thing weighs a ton

This thing weighs a ton and its existence defies all practical logic

Watercolor on cardboard cut into a round

” A wonderful example of experimentation with both the form and content of a periodical publication and fantastic portrait of a particular cultural milieu at a super dynamic time

which spins super fast

Finely Done 19th C. Boot Shaped Snuff Box with Hearts and Stars watercolor tins with great graphics This thing weighs a tonWhen feeling down about humanity, looking at the skill and labor and love invested in crafting little things like this snuff box never fail to hearten me! I really love the unusual carved lid on this one, with tiered diamond shaped relief (perhaps replacing an earlier lid, as it is of a different wood, but I'm not sure; it fits tight and right and makes the box feel extra special.) The brass pin decoration tiny nails hammered in one by one forms a