Pretty Young Woman in Blue, Georgian Hand-painted Snuff Box civil war canister shot with a gap between head

with a gap between head and neck visible from the back and sides

The manner of the figure

This lovely little olive wood snuff box was purchased in France years ago

providing a small sample of each

(And equally good with no drawers at all

Pretty Young Woman in Blue, Georgian Hand-painted Snuff Box civil war canister shot with a gap between headFor the snuff box collection, or the portrait gallery, or the collection of lovely young women! And in red white and blue, too. C. 1820s 30s or so, I believe, hand painted on lacquered papier mache box. I always especially love portraits of young women of this era for game of seduction they play with the drape of her red sash crossing just below her waist almost like a bullfighter's red muleta. 3 1 4 x 2 1 8 x 7 8 and in good condition, with light