Charming Hybrid: Early 19th C. Painted Box with Folk Art Needlepoint Cover tremar england The way that the embroidery

The way that the embroidery of her facial features has held onto the batting (stuffing) even while the silk fabric has worn away around them I find pretty incredible

the thin yet durable quality of bear grass allows for a minute arrangement of warp and weft--as evident

which could be smoothed a bit with a little sanding if desired

though even in their day the company--owned by real estate magnates Herbert and Hartland Law-- seems to have been quite elusive about what their products did exactly

Charming Hybrid: Early 19th C. Painted Box with Folk Art Needlepoint Cover tremar england The way that the embroideryJust my sort of thing a special thing to begin with, made all the more special long long ago with the addition of a very folky needlepoint, secured to the top of the box. The box is c. 1820s 30s I believe, Northern European I have had a couple similar with dome tops, quite coveted things, but have not seen a slant top example like this painted with colorful little houses on all sides framed by trees and ground and deep blue sky. Whether it was some