19th Century Book Page with Drawings and Handwritten Text fox in landscape The lid fits on snugly

The lid fits on snugly

Really a lovely addition to a collection of beautiful boxes

really only visible under very bright lights

The body of the vase is in perfect condition but there are a couple of little chips on the tiny lip (documented in photos

setting off the red

19th Century Book Page with Drawings and Handwritten Text fox in landscape The lid fits on snuglyHard to decide which side of this I like better, so the first photo here shows both sides. I believe this was likely a front matter page of a much studied book, perhaps even a small bible (among the hand written text: "the Bible is the best of books," and then underneath that: "no it ain't"!!) Also written are a series of names, making one assume the book was passed along from one person sibling to another: Sophia, Miriam, and Prudence Gallup, and