Antique Pewter Baby Cradle Box english snuff box with pointed tip as the

with pointed tip as the second finger

The cardboard I believe was not too long ago glued to a piece of foam core to stabilize it

My weakness for old wooden blocks never ceases

and I imagine it may indeed have been done as an illustration for a book or publication about sea creatures

Antique Pewter Baby Cradle Box english snuff box with pointed tip as theAn unusual one, which I have tried hard to find out something about, with no luck at all, including attempts to trace the mark. A box for storing silver diaper pins? Or locks of hair? A container for a child's ashes? A mold? I really have no idea, but find it quite an evocative and slightly haunting object. Definitely pewter and I assume British, with a mark that looks to read ICH together with a lion. 4 9 16" l x 3" w x 4" t. Overall very good I