Pretty Little 19th C. Theorem on Velvet and Silver Papered Box antique comb just general surface wear and

just general surface wear and maybe some built up

I can find no likeness of this one out there anywhere--beautifully executed in this blue against white with a border I'd describe as berries on branch but looking a bit weeping willow-esque too

1 1/2" x  1 1/4" across on the flat of the thigh

Cards measure 3 7/8" x 2 5/16"

" Of course once the patent for Shredded What expired in 1912

Pretty Little 19th C. Theorem on Velvet and Silver Papered Box antique comb just general surface wear andI'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