The Last Patch, Late 18th/Early 19th. C. British Hand-Engraved Brass Snuff (Patch) Box old handmade wooden shelf with drawer and then this subtle spattering

and then this subtle spattering of orange-red flowers across the green of the foreground

there’s something disturbing and borderline stalkerish about such a niche fixation

Two eye hole screws on top for hanging

and red lines rising from nostrils together convey constant motion and circulation in all directions

The Last Patch, Late 18th/Early 19th. C. British Hand-Engraved Brass Snuff (Patch) Box old handmade wooden shelf with drawer and then this subtle spatteringI found this hand engraved snuff box at Brimfield along with the "Modern Prophecy" one with early vision of a flying machine I listed last week, and I know they came from the same collection. This one, titled "The Last Patch," late 18th early 19th c. British I believe, I presume was made as a momento mori, perhaps during wartime, marking the passing of a JK although i suppose it could be satirical, not really suggesting that this was the last patch at