Ann S. Bedell Fraktur Portrait AND 1851 Marriage Certificate with Hair Locks vintage flat weave rug and "We command you to

and "We command you to visit the sick

with a bit of cloudiness to the black lacquer on the front of the box and a little bit of cracking to the lacquer on the underside of the box near the bottom edge

though I believe the one at left is something of a third wheel

I think this lidded bowl is truly a gorgeous object

very minor toning

Ann S. Bedell Fraktur Portrait AND 1851 Marriage Certificate with Hair Locks vintage flat weave rug and "We command you toLast week it was an Esther whose 19th century watercolor self portrait I feel in love with, this week it is Ann Bedell, portrayed in this wonderful mid 19th century ink Fraktur drawing. I found it along with her wedding certificate from 1851, which it seems right to keep with it, especially as it includes braided lock of Ann's dark hair, along with a lock from her husband William Gay. The two were married in the town of New Baltimore, Green County,