Nettie's Momentos: c. 1830s Marbled Paper Heart and Hair Braid in Book Shaped Mirrored Box folk art ball captioned simply "Fooling

captioned simply "Fooling

Clearly it is an ink bowl at right

There is a fair amount of wear to the finish on handle end of the frame and one red bead with a chip on one side

used to detail finely incised court scenes on the exterior sides and lid

12" tall x 20" long

Nettie's Momentos: c. 1830s Marbled Paper Heart and Hair Braid in Book Shaped Mirrored Box folk art ball captioned simply "FoolingI know this lived in the collection of the dealer I purchased it from for some 30 years or so, and was found just as it is now. The paper to which the braided hair is stitched reads "To Nettie from Hannah." And then this little woven paper love token heart, the first I believe I've seen made of hand marbled paper. I just can't resist tender little lovelies like these, and here in a velvet covered book shaped little box with perfectly aged interior