Antique Papier Mache Snuff Box Lid with Hand-colored Portrait of Woman in Turban faceted pottery cups enclosed in an old envelope

enclosed in an old envelope

or else just propped somewhere

and this he would be fantastic as the subject of a stop motion animation

for whom 212 immediately provokes nostalgia for younger days in NYC

and a great little box for stashing something special

Antique Papier Mache Snuff Box Lid with Hand-colored Portrait of Woman in Turban faceted pottery cups enclosed in an old envelopeThe snuff box this lid sat upon is long gone, but I'm really glad someone kept the lid, as I love the portrait, which appears to be a hand painted lithograph. From what I've seen it's a fairly unusual one, too, with the portrait inset at the center under glass and framed in what looks like brass rather than painted or printed across the entire surface. European for sure and I'd guess mid 19th century based both on style and the Orientalist nature of