Given to Joyce by Gladys, whose Son George May Have Made it, Old Stacked Layers Treen Heart Shaped Box handmade pottery especially for the rosy cheeked

especially for the rosy cheeked girl below the painted and crayoned flower on one side

while also evoking a sense that this could also have been put to use as a bait box at some point

This is the first one I've seen where the form inside the "cage" has a flattish bottom and a little carved handle on one side

A charming

but I couldn't resist it either

Given to Joyce by Gladys, whose Son George May Have Made it, Old Stacked Layers Treen Heart Shaped Box handmade pottery especially for the rosy cheekedGiven to Joyce Palmer by Gladys Frederick, whose son George may have made it. Well, you know I love a note like that. And, always, a heart shaped box, the body of this one composed of eight stacked layers of alternating woods, and with a heart nailed to the underside of the lid so that it fits just right. Nicely done, whether by George or someone else! Earlier 20th century I believe, bright and crisp. 4 1 2" x 4 1 2" x 2 1 4" t. Excellent condition.