19th C Dovetailed Writing Box with Fine Scherenschnitte Decorated Lid laquerware I haven’t tried to load

I haven’t tried to load the pen with the ink to test it

examples of his far-ranging work (drawings

and to keep on the kitchen counter the rest of the time

and very red lips

are just fantastic — a quintessential example of machine age design

19th C Dovetailed Writing Box with Fine Scherenschnitte Decorated Lid laquerware I haven’t tried to loadI found this special box in Great Barrington, Ma, and think the wonderful Scherenschnitte cut paper decoupage on the lid is either New England or Pennsylvania in origin, and likely dates to the mid 19th century. There may be some loss but not a lot; among the finely cut images are swans swimming and a variety of other birds, including an eagle with spread wings holding either a snake or banner in its beak. At the center, surrounded by figures with