Pair of Early 20th C. Glass Turpentine Bottles with Great Labels snuff spoons Or else our subject was

Or else our subject was dressed up as in a maid's uniform and is playing the part of a servant taking a break from her duties

but haven't been able to dig up anything about him

I would guess this basket dates to the early 20th century but am not entirely certain

and why not

Pair of Early 20th C. Glass Turpentine Bottles with Great Labels snuff spoons Or else our subject wasI found these two bottes in New Hampshire, not far from Portsmouth, where they were filled with turpentine by F. A. Gray & Co. and Glazer Fox more than 100 years ago I believe. Admittedly, I didn't come across a lot of dazzling finds in the past few days, but sometimes that makes one slow down and find beauty in unexpected forms and I must say, to my eye, these are quite beautiful things, with their satisfying shapes and excellent paper labels. And,