Peace and Plenty: Large Tole Painted Late 18th Century Tobacco/Snuff Box patterned along with the Madonna i

along with the Madonna i just listed

he's pretty much just red now

with the color showing on the top side and the natural gray unpainted paper on the underside

as the carved stopper is locked forever in place by a cross bar

Her work has been widely exhibited and is most prominently featured in the WInkel Sculpture Court at SUNY Plattsburg

Peace and Plenty: Large Tole Painted Late 18th Century Tobacco/Snuff Box patterned along with the Madonna iPeace and plenty, how to argue with that? And it looks to me like a pair of bee skeps here, side by side, used to illustrate the phrase a pair of happy colonies, coexisting in peace. I know this is English, c. 1790s an early one, painted tin, and a large one,for tobacco or snuff. I love how wonderfully folky the lettering is and those freehand curlicues, perhaps suggesting bees buzzing around! 5 7 8" w x 3 3 8" d x 1 3 16" t and in good condition.