Woman in Pink, 19th C. Hand-painted Portrait Snuff Box antique American portrait giving it a decisive edginess

giving it a decisive edginess

The bulb at the end of the handle is bakelite

with lovingly jointed corners

Housed inside the fine macrame/knot work at the large end is a lead weight

While these bowls have seen some use--there are chips here and there--I think they are just lovely

Woman in Pink, 19th C. Hand-painted Portrait Snuff Box antique American portrait giving it a decisive edginessI love the history of gestures and body language as a vocabulary, and while much is lost on me, I've certainly seen many a pretty young woman portrayed with this raised hand gesture which, together with her deep blush and the bright yellow bow just below her corseted waist, signals both modesty and beckoning at the same time. Quite a vision in pink! Mid 19th c. I believe, finely hand painted, black lacquered snuff box. 3 1 2" x 2 1 4" x 15 16" t. Box