C. 1780 Battersea Bilston Enamelware Motto Patch Box with Interior Mirror white slip glazed Perhaps a sketch for one

Perhaps a sketch for one segment in a larger piece to come

Though the little carved bone double sided pin cushion is likely early Victorian era  British

I would guess this box dates to the late 19th century

the product I believe of losing the entirety of its previously enameled surface

C. 1780 Battersea Bilston Enamelware Motto Patch Box with Interior Mirror white slip glazed Perhaps a sketch for oneI've always wanted a Battersea enamel patch box so old, late 1700s, and like little jewels, and so contemporary feeling in many of the messages they bear but I've never quite settled on one until finding this one near Albany this week that seemed just right to and maybe for! me. (Pretty much everything I buy I'll be happy to keep for myself, so I am always my own first customer!) I shot it with 3 4x magnification so the crazing on the white enamel