Charming Hybrid: Early 19th C. Painted Box with Folk Art Needlepoint Cover Mexican VA was constructed just after

VA was constructed just after the beginning of the Civil War

I can never resist an archeress

Wear to box as evident

the detail on the chair and of the caning pattern especially brings a lot of extra life and specificity to the portrait

by placing atop another small block or whatever

Charming Hybrid: Early 19th C. Painted Box with Folk Art Needlepoint Cover Mexican VA was constructed just afterJust my sort of thing a special thing to begin with, made all the more special long long ago with the addition of a very folky needlepoint, secured to the top of the box. The box is c. 1820s 30s I believe, Northern European I have had a couple similar with dome tops, quite coveted things, but have not seen a slant top example like this painted with colorful little houses on all sides framed by trees and ground and deep blue sky. Whether it was some