Pretty Little 19th C. Theorem on Velvet and Silver Papered Box mid century pottery clearly hand-painted and also very

clearly hand-painted and also very cheerful

watercolor on heavyweight watercolor paper

or maybe persevering through snow and rain and wind

and can't find another like him now

as a cigar that opens to a fan

Pretty Little 19th C. Theorem on Velvet and Silver Papered Box mid century pottery clearly hand-painted and also veryI'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