C. 1830 Folk Art Forget me Not Box with Stencil Painted Velvet Top and Fabulous Interior Mirror old folk art carved shoe It seems possible that one

It seems possible that one could attach some mounting hardware to the back of the block to hang the whole thing from the wall (it would then come out about 1 3/4 inches

which makes it easy to take a seat

but with wear to the now pinkish red ribbon

and a charmer of a thing

C. 1830 Folk Art Forget me Not Box with Stencil Painted Velvet Top and Fabulous Interior Mirror old folk art carved shoe It seems possible that oneLots of very tender very old things today just the sorts of things that make me happiest! This charmer of a box dates to 1830 or so there are a couple of very close examples on the website of quilt historian Barbara Brackman relating to the presidential contest between John Quincy Adams and Andrew Jackson (1824 or 28). I've had a few stencil theorem painted velvet topped boxes, but this I believe the earliest and my favorite for the "forget me not"