Pretty Little 19th C. Theorem on Velvet and Silver Papered Box antique comb Cards measure 3 7/8" x

Cards measure 3 7/8" x 2 5/16"

too lovely for someone not to be living with and enjoying

then was delighted to open it to find many more eggs inside--a total of seven altogether

1 1/2" x  1 1/4" across on the flat of the thigh

and particularly that the orange body of the bird appears to have been made of a fingerprint

Pretty Little 19th C. Theorem on Velvet and Silver Papered Box antique comb Cards measure 3 7/8" xI've had a few theorem painted boxes of this sort now, c. 1880s, and will keep scooping them up when I can as I think they're lovely and make for a special means of delivering a little token of love or friendship. The corners of the lower half had split on this one, which I took the liberty of mending with transparent archival tape, shoring it up for many more years of life. With pretty silver paper on the exterior, and a pink lining to the interior