19th C Red Lacquered Snuff Box with Portrait of Lady watercolor soldier Grenfell handicrafts like this letter

Grenfell handicrafts like this letter opener were done by patients recovering in the hospital

Old clay marbles to fill all the spots included

the company name is Artwood Toy Co

There is no mark on this one anywhere that I can find but based on the nails and the wood

and how many days for Christmas and Thanksgiving

19th C Red Lacquered Snuff Box with Portrait of Lady watercolor soldier Grenfell handicrafts like this letterI have a weakness for snuff boxes of all sorts and boxes of all sorts really! and really like the printed image of this woman against crimson, which to my eye lends her a bit of mystery and perhaps even scandalousness. I believe this one, lacquered papier mache, dates to the 1840s or so. 2 13 16 d x 3 4 t and in good condition overall, with a small edge chip to the lid and a bit of surface wear, as evident.