Very Wonderful 19th Century Paint Decorated Treen Book Box with Slide Opening, Signed Mark Bailey 80s japanese Likely these were done as

Likely these were done as mourning braids

just the right size to carry around in one's pocket with small necessities inside

wonderful androgynous face with great round chin

4 7/16" t x 1 3/4" w x 3/4" d

This hand-tooled leather wallet is not all that much to look at when folded up

Very Wonderful 19th Century Paint Decorated Treen Book Box with Slide Opening, Signed Mark Bailey 80s japanese Likely these were done asA rare find and a real beauty, found in upstate NY. This is a small, paint decorated, folk art book shaped box, carved from one piece of wood, with a slide opening on the long side. It feels close kin to a spruce gum box, but the slide on those is typically on one short end, and they tend to be a bit larger and this feels to me a bit earlier, c. 1840s I believe. With this gorgeous wide band of rich mustard paint across the near top of the spine for