Pretty Little 19th C. Theorem on Velvet and Silver Papered Box print of Jack Kerouac sugars or teas

sugars or teas

which I especially love for the hand stitching (first brown then black) holding it together from the backside--which I'd treat as the front

solid and stable

I'd never seen one of these before I found this

Pretty Little 19th C. Theorem on Velvet and Silver Papered Box print of Jack Kerouac sugars or teasI'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