Beautiful Antique Carved Heart Shaped Box, Ex. "Smitty" Axtell Collection american folk art carving And on the opposite inside

And on the opposite inside page a note that it was a birthday present to Betsey Adams (Nellie) from her friend Dorinda Conant

Earlyishg 20th century I would guess

For Muskrats"

6 1/4" tall x 8" wide x 7 1/4" deep

The boot measures 2" tall x 1 1/2" long

Beautiful Antique Carved Heart Shaped Box, Ex. "Smitty" Axtell Collection american folk art carving And on the opposite insideI know this beautiful little carved box came from the collection of Richard Smitty Axtell (Skinner recently held an auction of many pieces from his collection in "Smitty's Eye: The Axtell Collection") of Deposit, New York, whose collection focused on American antiques especially burl and other woodenware. This looks like burl to me, and beautifully carved, with bat wing like points to the heart on the exterior, but then a rounded heart carved out