Mid 19th Century American Sewing Box in Best Paper with Stencil Painted Velvet Pin Cushion antique riddle cards plus a spatter of white

plus a spatter of white paint here and a little red

though I think he wears his old age even better

extending the capacities of the gills

a few small toning stains to the printed side

The brownish red paint on the surface of the kangaroo is quite worn at this point

Mid 19th Century American Sewing Box in Best Paper with Stencil Painted Velvet Pin Cushion antique riddle cards plus a spatter of whiteI've had a few mid 19th century papered boxes of this sort, but the patterns and bright rainbow of colors on the paper here make this one exceptional. (The bright pink and yellow combo on the interior are very excellent too.) This one was specifically made as a small sewing box, with stencil painted velvet pin cushion on the lid. Hand colored and hand printed paper over cardboard, with ribbons connecting hinged lid to body of box so that it holds open