For the Good Husband, 19th C. Papier Mache Shoe Snuff Box sunbathers Something of a time capsule

Something of a time capsule

and I've come to really love the effect

One sees these old verre eglomisé--or reverse painted glass--panels around from time to time

On one side is a coin slot

combined with these gloriously long black horsehair bristles

For the Good Husband, 19th C. Papier Mache Shoe Snuff Box sunbathers Something of a time capsuleOne sees a fair number of antique lacquered papier mache snuff boxes, including a shoe shaped one from time to time, but this is the first Ive seen with text on the lid, in this gold letters reading For the Good Husband. And so one imagines a gift from a wife to her spouse long ago I might imagine, being pocket sized, given to him as he set out on a trip, perhaps to remind him of the good husband he should be! 3 1 8 x 7 8 w x 1 1 4 t and in good