Early (1817-18!) New England Polka Dotted Wallpaper Band Box with Newspaper Lining and Hand-stitched Mending dom but good now displayed all

but good now displayed all sorts of ways

Of course I love those lushly painted pears the most

quite a great form to it

and how that shift changes perceptions of it

Early (1817-18!) New England Polka Dotted Wallpaper Band Box with Newspaper Lining and Hand-stitched Mending dom but good now displayed allI often covet 19th c. wallpaper covered "band" boxes, but rarely am willing to pay the price for them. But this one, found at a lovely old school single owner antique shop in MA that deals in early American antiques, just completely won me for the minimalism of its navy on cream hand printed (hand painted?) polka dots; its very early 1817 18! newspaper lining; and the hand stitched thread mending all around the rim. Like the tiny hand beaded