5" x 3.5" . A wooden box with marbled paper cover and slide lid opens to an amazing and complete transformation or metamorphoses game that is entirely hand-painted in exquisite detail. The base card is on heavy card-paper depicting a unisex head with scenic background shown as though in the distance. The ten costume cards are hand-painted on heavy cellulose-like cards and include figures from an Indian marketplace, including a seller of fans and baskets, a bird-seller, a seller of fly-switches made of peacock feathers, and a seller of hookahs, according to the early hand-written list that is included with the set. The costumes portray both men and women, and are hand-painted with all costume elements and accessories in rich vivid detail. Excellent condition. For the English market, circa 1850.