Tole Painted Cigarette Tin, Signed and Dated 1949 victorian drawing looking fabulous holding down a

looking fabulous holding down a pile of papers while just waiting to be picked up and held in your hand

making me wonder if it might be possible this was made a hundred years prior to that

I'd guess well over a hundred years

(There is glare in a few images

Tole Painted Cigarette Tin, Signed and Dated 1949 victorian drawing looking fabulous holding down aWhile there is a fair amount of toleware (painted tin, mostly boxes of various sorts) out there which I don't find very interesting, I'm a softie for especially carefully painted pieces like this cigarette box, which showcase the skillfulness of their makers, usually women. This very fine one, with lovely bouquet and pretty gold border, is justifiably signed on the back: Blanche Wood (what a name!) from Cornish, New Hampshire, 1949. Good for holding