Lidded Handmade Wooden Box with Inlaid Mother of Pearl Heart incised pattern this would be great filled

this would be great filled with all sorts of bright and cheerful flowers

The handle is marked "Warranteed Secure"

I'd put it atop a stack of books on the bookshelf or on a ledge somewhere--a charming reminder to be brave and get after it

against a painterly pale pink ground

Lidded Handmade Wooden Box with Inlaid Mother of Pearl Heart incised pattern this would be great filledI found this wonderful box at an estate sale in MA in a modest house packed to the gills with a long lifetime's accumulation. In the basement was the husband's woodshop, loaded with old tools and equipment, and I would guess (or at least I like to imagine!) this box was made down there as a present to his wife. It certainly smacks of love and care, and I especially love the inlaid mother of pearl not quite symmetrical heart. The lid features a very