Girl with Spools Antique Painting on School Slate rounded box which interlock to allow for

which interlock to allow for even spacing between letters

Largest cat is 1 3/8" long and the smaller cats are 3/4" long

There are a total of six chip-carved layers (five stacked on top of the base layer) and what I believe is its original glass (which I removed to photograph it) with a sturdily attached wired back for hanging

The flower frog is in very good condition

Really a terrific piece that would command attention wherever it is placed

Girl with Spools Antique Painting on School Slate rounded box which interlock to allow forI thought this sweet little painting Victorian era, I'd think on an old school slate would make a great gift for an emerging seamstress, or anyone handy with a needle and thread, really. I love how the spool to her left appears to be falling from the sky, like a shooting star, and she reminds me of a waif from Dickens or the like, with this moment signaling her destiny yet to unfold! All of this is made even better by the old gold paint on the wood