For the Good Husband, 19th C. Papier Mache Shoe Snuff Box gouache rendering Her: 6 7/8” x 3

Her: 6 7/8” x 3 1/4” x 2 1/8”

a couple of ink pens

There are many good bud vases out there

Really striking just on its own

great rich brown and black

For the Good Husband, 19th C. Papier Mache Shoe Snuff Box gouache rendering Her: 6 7/8” x 3One sees a fair number of antique lacquered papier mache snuff boxes, including a shoe shaped one from time to time, but this is the first Ive seen with text on the lid, in this gold letters reading For the Good Husband. And so one imagines a gift from a wife to her spouse long ago I might imagine, being pocket sized, given to him as he set out on a trip, perhaps to remind him of the good husband he should be! 3 1 8 x 7 8 w x 1 1 4 t and in good