Pretty Little 19th C. Theorem on Velvet and Silver Papered Box print of Jack Kerouac If not for morning coffee

If not for morning coffee

Since finding a bundle of antique seaweed pressings from the Isle of Wight a few months ago

I'd never seen one of these before I found this

solid and stable

Pretty Little 19th C. Theorem on Velvet and Silver Papered Box print of Jack Kerouac If not for morning coffeeI've had a few theorem painted boxes of this sort now, c. 1880s, and will keep scooping them up when I can as I think they're lovely and make for a special means of delivering a little token of love or friendship. The corners of the lower half had split on this one, which I took the liberty of mending with transparent archival tape, shoring it up for many more years of life. With pretty silver paper on the exterior, and a pink lining to the interior