Charming Hybrid: Early 19th C. Painted Box with Folk Art Needlepoint Cover Mexican pretty much exactly centered at

pretty much exactly centered at the peak of the hill (and looking rather lonely there)

which is antique ceramic

Two houses is better than one

the detail on the chair and of the caning pattern especially brings a lot of extra life and specificity to the portrait

Charming Hybrid: Early 19th C. Painted Box with Folk Art Needlepoint Cover Mexican pretty much exactly centered atJust my sort of thing a special thing to begin with, made all the more special long long ago with the addition of a very folky needlepoint, secured to the top of the box. The box is c. 1820s 30s I believe, Northern European I have had a couple similar with dome tops, quite coveted things, but have not seen a slant top example like this painted with colorful little houses on all sides framed by trees and ground and deep blue sky. Whether it was some