For the Good Husband, 19th C. Papier Mache Shoe Snuff Box sunbathers feel all the more orange

feel all the more orange like

One sees these old verre eglomisé--or reverse painted glass--panels around from time to time

Backs are blanks

I purchased this and two similar (but wonderfully different

For the Good Husband, 19th C. Papier Mache Shoe Snuff Box sunbathers feel all the more orangeOne sees a fair number of antique lacquered papier mache snuff boxes, including a shoe shaped one from time to time, but this is the first Ive seen with text on the lid, in this gold letters reading For the Good Husband. And so one imagines a gift from a wife to her spouse long ago I might imagine, being pocket sized, given to him as he set out on a trip, perhaps to remind him of the good husband he should be! 3 1 8 x 7 8 w x 1 1 4 t and in good