Antique Cylindrical Wooden Box with Rounded Lid folk art It features a large flower

It features a large flower on the lid with a decorative border

with the idea that the dolls would absorb and carry these worries away

HJG and HJP

I think it is the transparency that makes this piece really wonderful

Antique Cylindrical Wooden Box with Rounded Lid folk art It features a large flowerI am not sure the original purpose of this little lidded box, but I sure think its a beauty. Its got a wonderful wonderful patina, what seem to me just perfect proportions, and could be useful for storing all sorts of little things. I have not touched the wood, which is a bit dry with a little bit of cracking, but I think one could give it a little love by rubbing it with a bit of mineral oil or butcher block cream. It measures 4 3 8" tall with the