Hearts Inside Hearts, Charming Old Hand-carved Heart-shaped Box lightening painting well stuffed with either straw

well stuffed with either straw or perhaps more shredded cornhusk

The drawer here is made of cigar box wood

seeming also to describe her efforts here as Henrietta's work

like a watercolor painting rendered in inky shades of mossy green and brown and cream

I found this one in New Bedford

Hearts Inside Hearts, Charming Old Hand-carved Heart-shaped Box lightening painting well stuffed with either strawOne of two antique heart shaped boxes today, as who can every have too many hearts, and it is always time for a valentine. I don't come across hand carved heart shaped boxes like this very often, and when I do they are quite precious. I love the curvaceousness o this one, and the heart inside of heart inside of heart staining. This one came of of the personal collection of a New England dealer, from whom I also purchased the story of Witenose the Cat!