ALBUM, Fabulous Old Carved Out and Painted Book Shaped Box with Slide Lid (Spruce Gum?) vintage brushes gorgeously made and I believe

gorgeously made and I believe quite old

Just one broken curl that I can find

1 7/8" across at opening

through the gestural character of the drawing makes it feel a bit more like very dark graphite

ALBUM, Fabulous Old Carved Out and Painted Book Shaped Box with Slide Lid (Spruce Gum?) vintage brushes gorgeously made and I believeI found this one in Maine this week, much to my joy, really a great one I think. All carved of one piece of wood with tight slide opening constructed just like spruce gum box, and it seems quite possible it is (including for being found in inland Maine), though it's fairly uncommon to see one of those entirely paint decorated rather that decorated through carving, so I'm not sure. Whatever the case, great thing, and great paint!, with those finely