Wonderful Little 1850 Slide Lid Snuff Box with Mother of Pearl Heart and Brass Nails Decoration pennywort I imagine that with some

I imagine that with some research someone could figure out exactly who he is

My guess is that he was meant to represent Uncle Sam

which add a lot of personality

as one needs all sorts of vessels to house all sorts of flowers just plucked from the yard

are all the more special for that provenance

Wonderful Little 1850 Slide Lid Snuff Box with Mother of Pearl Heart and Brass Nails Decoration pennywort I imagine that with someA complete charmer of a folk art snuff box, and happily a dated one too, with 1850 spelled (numbered?) out in tiny brass nails at the top of the tight fitting slide lid. With wonderful inlaid mother of pearl at center of the lid, framed by more nails that extend out to form crosses, and what I believe are two urns with flowers on reverse, facing in opposite directions. And with careful attention paid to the carving of the box, with nicely rounded