Cheerful Antique Pansy Painting on Wooden Painter's Palette couple I think—19th century British ink

I think—19th century British ink and watercolor rebus drawing that I am still trying to fully puzzle out

Apricot (presumably): approx 2 1/4" t x 2" x 2"

just enough space to put maybe a secret note or photo inside

but have learned that it is an antique snuff box representative of a whole genre of figurative birch snuff boxes made in the 18th and 19th century in Scandinavia and Germany

Cheerful Antique Pansy Painting on Wooden Painter's Palette couple I think—19th century British inkJust in time for spring, an antique painting on painter's palette of a proliferation of pansies, typically the first annuals of the year which always feel like a cheery welcome of to me. I really love the folkiness of these particular pansies, which together amount to what feels more like a festive riot than a careful arrangement just right! And someone really cared about either this palette or this painting, as there is a very careful mend (plug) in