Laurel and Ferns, Lovely Early 20th C. Real Photo Postcard antique carved object I keep thinking this mermaid

I keep thinking this mermaid drawing would make a pretty great tattoo

The cap shows some age and a couple of dings

This is lovely vintage slide top box with dovetailed corners and a reddish stain

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Laurel and Ferns, Lovely Early 20th C. Real Photo Postcard antique carved object I keep thinking this mermaidI love old photos that documented things rather than people or events, perhaps plants and trees most of all, and I think this is just lovely, all the more so for the carefully handwritten "laurel and ferns along the bottom margin. One of two found togetherorchids and other hothouse plants listed separately, I imagine both taken on a long ago visit to an arboretum. 5 3 8 x 3 1 2 and in very good condition. Unused back. I set it on edge to photograph