Beautiful, Spare, Two Compartment 19th Century Book Shaped Box Carved From One Piece of Wood figurative abraction almost as if the person

almost as if the person who painted it had arranged a set of toy houses and a church and painted the tabletop scene

So many different sorts of samplers to love

as detailed--falls away unless you are reallu looking for it

as if she is rather lost and looking for guidance from above

and was born of that trend

Beautiful, Spare, Two Compartment 19th Century Book Shaped Box Carved From One Piece of Wood figurative abraction almost as if the personA beautiful, carefully carved antique book shaped box, the quiet loveliness of which photos don't quite capture. I wish I were better at identifying woods the wood in this case a dense, straight grained hardwood of quite a beautiful ashy light brown gray. And a bit unusual opening via a flat, perfectly fitted slide lid on one side, which almost disappears when closed. With two slightly different sized interior compartments. All carved out from one