Magical Cloth Covered, Glass Topped Box with Layered Cut Paper Framing turned wood ink bottle as if a champion rower

as if a champion rower looking askance at her lesser competitors

a pretty terrific display object I think

a lot not interesting but the good stuff mostly pictured in photos

made for a model railroad I would guess

Magical Cloth Covered, Glass Topped Box with Layered Cut Paper Framing turned wood ink bottle as if a champion rowerI'm not sure what this box once housed or where it came from, but I find it quite a magical thing now, and am really sort of obsessed with it! The layers of pink and cream cut paper under the glass lid remind me of antique school girl valentines and paper dolls and woven hearts, and create quite a dramatic frame that suggests something truly spectacular should be housed inside. The sides of the cardboard box are covered in woven cloth, which is worn