Finely Done 19th C. Boot Shaped Snuff Box with Hearts and Stars watercolor tins with great graphics " written in pencil at

" written in pencil at the bottom

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

Watercolor on cardboard cut into a round

This booklet

is one of her finds

Finely Done 19th C. Boot Shaped Snuff Box with Hearts and Stars watercolor tins with great graphics " written in pencil atWhen 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