Pretty Young Woman in Blue, Georgian Hand-painted Snuff Box Battersea enamel in a curious way

in a curious way

with the same words painted on both sides and two holes drilled right through it for hanging

3 1/4" l x 1 3/4" x 1 5/8" t

and then hand-sewn suit and linen shirt

but I'm using the term to describe this wonderful carved envelope anyway

Pretty Young Woman in Blue, Georgian Hand-painted Snuff Box Battersea enamel in a curious wayFor the snuff box collection, or the portrait gallery, or the collection of lovely young women! And in red white and blue, too. C. 1820s 30s or so, I believe, hand painted on lacquered papier mache box. I always especially love portraits of young women of this era for game of seduction they play with the drape of her red sash crossing just below her waist almost like a bullfighter's red muleta. 3 1 4 x 2 1 8 x 7 8 and in good condition, with light