Lidded Handmade Wooden Box with Inlaid Mother of Pearl Heart incised pattern Drafting brush: 23

Drafting brush: 23

I'd put it atop a stack of books on the bookshelf or on a ledge somewhere--a charming reminder to be brave and get after it

this would be great filled with all sorts of bright and cheerful flowers

and the print seems in very good condition

Lidded Handmade Wooden Box with Inlaid Mother of Pearl Heart incised pattern Drafting brush: 23I found this wonderful box at an estate sale in MA in a modest house packed to the gills with a long lifetime's accumulation. In the basement was the husband's woodshop, loaded with old tools and equipment, and I would guess (or at least I like to imagine!) this box was made down there as a present to his wife. It certainly smacks of love and care, and I especially love the inlaid mother of pearl not quite symmetrical heart. The lid features a very