19th C Dovetailed Writing Box with Fine Scherenschnitte Decorated Lid Agnes Nanogak drawings and with a profile to

and with a profile to match

but the top comes all the way off

PA and imagine dates to around 1900 or just a bit earlier

Santa Barbara

19th C Dovetailed Writing Box with Fine Scherenschnitte Decorated Lid Agnes Nanogak drawings and with a profile toI found this special box in Great Barrington, Ma, and think the wonderful Scherenschnitte cut paper decoupage on the lid is either New England or Pennsylvania in origin, and likely dates to the mid 19th century. There may be some loss but not a lot; among the finely cut images are swans swimming and a variety of other birds, including an eagle with spread wings holding either a snake or banner in its beak. At the center, surrounded by figures with