#385

Early Paper Sewing Box and Cloth-Decorated Scene
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$150
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Description
9" (23 cm.) Included an oval card-stock box with early wallpaper cover,along with a similar smaller box with interior American newspaper lining of the post-Civil War era. Along with an oval brass-framed scene with die-cut lithographed figures of boy and girl posed on black velvet background,with elaborately glued-on silk and velvet costumes,padded for density,with added decortive details. Excellent condition,Mid/late 1800s.