Woman Fishing, Clever and Pretty 19th C. Patch or Powder Box I/O folk art station 6" x 5 " x

6" x 5 " x 5/16" and in good condition

The name of the species--in this case it looks to be "Russ dagueletti" is incised on the bottom of the piece

with plenty off rusting (one one side more than the other)

will strike me as especially beautiful

modular perfection with excellent paint and wear

Woman Fishing, Clever and Pretty 19th C. Patch or Powder Box I/O folk art station 6" x 5 " xA lovely little box and a clever one too, with the image of a young woman fishing surely a metaphor for the box's contents makeup to assist in the art of seduction (or, more crassly, in fishing for a mate!) Made of celluloid with embossed brass around the sides and the image a hand colored engraving printed on cloth. I am not completely certain if a patch box, for beauty marks to be adhered to the face, or for rouge powder, but I believe one or the