Antique Papier Mache Snuff Box Lid with Hand-colored Portrait of Woman in Turban gestural bear grass and cherry bark

bear grass and cherry bark

I found this carving at an antiques shop in Maine

The tin key wind tractor itself was made by Louis Marx Co

I'm finding it very difficult to resist scooping up old tools with wonderfully worn wooden handles

and locking up inside

Antique Papier Mache Snuff Box Lid with Hand-colored Portrait of Woman in Turban gestural bear grass and cherry barkThe snuff box this lid sat upon is long gone, but I'm really glad someone kept the lid, as I love the portrait, which appears to be a hand painted lithograph. From what I've seen it's a fairly unusual one, too, with the portrait inset at the center under glass and framed in what looks like brass rather than painted or printed across the entire surface. European for sure and I'd guess mid 19th century based both on style and the Orientalist nature of