Book as Object: Unusual Marbled Hymnal Score Covers, 1848 Copy of Uncle William and His Nephews incised lacquer box Not a missing bit that

Not a missing bit that I can see plus glass inside--ready to pop something in it and hang

MA where it originated a good hundred years ago at least

45 inches long x approximately 3/4” w

"   No later than early 19th century I believe

Book as Object: Unusual Marbled Hymnal Score Covers, 1848 Copy of Uncle William and His Nephews incised lacquer box Not a missing bit thatEvery time I venture to Pennsylvania I seem to come back with at least one book I've purchased for its covers alone, as is the case here. The book itself is a 1848 copy of "Uncle William and His Nephews" (a moral and religious tale that was a staple of 1840s Sunday school libraries) published by Lane & Tippett, New York, for the Sunday School Union of the Methodist Church, 200 Mulberry Street, and printed by Jospeh Longking. There are a few nice