Hidden Delights: My Favorite Folk Art Wallpaper Band Box Ever, 1859 Newspaper antique american primitive but might guess that the

but might guess that the drawing is a portrait of the recipient and the object of Raoul S's affection

It was personalized for "Betsy"-- these were often given as sweetheart and friendship gifts--with her name spelled out in carved and red inked dots on one side

making one think of beautiful geometric solid block sets of the same era

pasted on top of newspaper onto scrapbook page

Hidden Delights: My Favorite Folk Art Wallpaper Band Box Ever, 1859 Newspaper antique american primitive but might guess that thePure joy to find this one in Mid coast Maine this week, a 1859 wallpapered "band" box with very lovely exterior, but completely wonderful and surprising interior and underside! I can't look those pink and yellow papered grids and stripes without thinking of Froebel kindergarten cut and woven paper works, which it would have pre dated a bit in the U. S., and also of course of quilts, and of 20th century modern abstract painting just glorious. And it