Lovely, Excellent Condition 19th Century Spruce Gum Box with Center Star and Sweet Details spades but with the silk and

but with the silk and edging in good shape

but my best guess is G

Terrific warm dry wood patina

interior of lip measures 6 3/4" across

8 3/4 x 5 x 1 1/4

Lovely, Excellent Condition 19th Century Spruce Gum Box with Center Star and Sweet Details spades but with the silk andI found this wonderful antique spruce gum box in Pennsylvania, with the star and manner of the chip carving suggesting to me perhaps made by a Pennsylvania Dutch logger working up north (?) Associated with logging and lumbering activities, spruce gum boxes, also known as gum books, were the work of lumberman, especially in Maine, carved for love ones while working deep in the woods. As here, they were typically carved from a solid piece of wood in the